Xylorhiza cronquistii facts for kids

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Quick facts for kids Kaiparowits woody-aster
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Tribe:	Astereae
Genus:	Xylorhiza
Species:	X. cronquistii
Binomial name
*Xylorhiza cronquistii* S. L. Welsh & N. D. Atwood
Synonyms
Machaeranthera cronquistii (S. L. Welsh & N. D. Atwood) Cronquist

Xylorhiza cronquistii, common name Cronquist's woody-aster, is a plant species endemic to the Kaiparowits Plateau in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in Kane County, Utah at elevations of 1900–2100 m.

Xylorhiza cronquistii is a subshrub up to 30 cm tall. Leaves are narrowly lanceolate, sometimes with small spines along the margins. Flowers are borne in heads containing 13-17 white ray flowers plus some yellow disc flowers.

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