Ionactis alpina (Nutt.) Greene
Annotated by Charles F. Williams, 8 Sep 2016. Sources: IMF. Remarks: ID'd with Pam Reschke, Janet Bala, Bob McCoy.

Idaho: Butte County: Pass Creek Road, ca. 28 km beyond Pass Creek Summit into Little Lost River Valley. East of Hawley Mountain on bench above Wet Creek. Site 4. Elev. 6500 ft.
44.120308° N, 113.390838° W
Datum: WGS 84. Uncertainty: 100 meters. Coordinate Source: Specimen Label.
Sagebrush (A. nova?) flat/bench above creek. Gravel pavement. Low perennial herb from woody caudex. Leaves oblanceolate, reduced upward. Small leaves on stem. Large flowers with wide, pink-purple, dark rays. Invol. bracts imbricate. About 8 ray flowers; blue-violet. Achenes densely silky with bifid hairs. Pappus barbellate, dirty brown, with shorter ring of narrow, flat scales = double. Phenology: Flowers.

Charles F. Williams 1688, Jun 3, 2016
With Janet Bala, Pam Reschke
IDS, Accession: 2017.016, Barcode: IDS0070358