Species Information
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Anthophyta
Class: Dicotyledoneae
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Ionactis
Species: elegans
Sierra Blanca Cliffdaisy - Ionactis elegans
Image courtesy of New Mexico Rare Plants
508354
Species Extent (New Mexico)
General Description
Tufted perennial; stems mostly less than 2.5 cm long, rarely up to 10 cm long; leaves spatulate, upper leaves much smaller than the lower, 6-18 mm long, up to 3 mm wide, margins with short, stiff hairs; flower heads solitary at the ends of stems; involucral bracts overlapping, not all the same length; ray flowers 10-24, pale pink-lavender to nearly white, 5-9 mm long; achenes silky-hairy; pappus of two series, inner of 14-19 barbellate bristles and outer of short bristles or scales. Flowers May and June.
Status
Observations in Natural Heritage New Mexico Database
Number of Subpopulations: 2
Number of Mapped Locations: 33
Number of Observations: 39
Observation date range: 05-23-1982 to 06-26-2014
External Links
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NatureServe Explorer
New Mexico Rare Plants Website
Environmental Conservation Online System (ECOS)
NatureServe Explorer
New Mexico Rare Plants Website
Environmental Conservation Online System (ECOS)