Species Information

Kingdom: Plantae
  Phylum: Anthophyta
    Class: Dicotyledoneae
      Order: Asterales
        Family: Asteraceae
          Genus: Laphamia
            Species: cernua

Nodding Cliff Daisy - Laphamia cernua

Nodding Cliff Daisy

Image courtesy of New Mexico Rare Plants

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Species Extent (New Mexico)

General Description

Low, tufted perennial from a woody base; stems leafy, to about 10 cm long; leaves alternate or opposite, petioles very short, blades broadly rounded-triangular, thick, fleshy, 2-3 cm wide, margins toothed; flower heads golden-yellow, rayless, solitary, held barely above the leaves on nodding peduncles; involucral bracts 15-20, about 8 mm long; disk flowers 50-75; pappus of 20-35 bristles at the summit of a partially flattened achene. Flowers June to September.

Status

Global Rank: G2G3

State Rank: S2

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BLM Status: BLM SENSITIVE

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NMRP Strategy Status: Strategy Species

Observations in Natural Heritage New Mexico Database

Number of Subpopulations: 5

Number of Mapped Locations: 36

Number of Observations: 102

Observation date range: 06-21-1970 to 07-29-1997

External Links

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  NatureServe Explorer
  New Mexico Rare Plants Website
  Environmental Conservation Online System (ECOS)

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