Pyrrocoma insecticruris (L.F. Hend.) A. Heller
Annotated by Gregory K. Brown, 2002. Remarks: Rocky Mountain Herbarium (RM); University of Wyoming

Idaho: Blaine County: [locality and coordinates withheld; status in Idaho: S3 (Rare; IDNHP)],
Sagebrush foothills. Concentrated in dry meadow of weak drainage of roadside, below stark rock outcrop to E, and mostly at 30X60 saddle summit where rd ends, fading into Artemisia tridentata vaseyana sideslopes. W/ Sitanion hystrix, Lupinus sericeus, Stipa nelsonii, Madia, Epilobium, Bromus japonicus, Artemisia ludoviciana, Elymus cinereus, Polygonum, Koeleria, Poa. Area heavily grazed. Same site as Popovich 4015, 6210. Plants in 1995 much more abundant and robust than in past years. Slope: 0-30%. Aspect: SW. Ownership: Federal-BLM. Soil: very compacted. texture-SL. pH-6.0. OM-18%. N03N/P/K/ppm-18/29/1140. Ec-0.7. lime-low Stringer of 1,000's of plants. Rays bright yellow, conspicuous, 13mm long X 2mm wide to 10mm long X 2.5mm wide, 20-35/ head; heads mostly 3-5/stems, stems 5-26/plant, strongly decurved at base to mostly erect-ascending; plants 17-70cm tall. Achenes hairy. This speciment represents "tall plants", see colls 7752A,B,D,E. Phenology: Flowers.

S. Popovich 7752C, Aug 24, 1995
CIC, Accession: 40870