Synthyris wyomingensis (A. Nelson) A. Heller
Wyoming kitten-tails (Wyoming Besseya)
Plantaginaceae (Mare's-tail family)
(Previously in Scrophulariaceae)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Wyoming kitten-tails (Wyoming Besseya)
Plantaginaceae (Mare's-tail family)
(Previously in Scrophulariaceae)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
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Introduction
In 2015, the BC Conservation Data Centre changed the name of this species from Besseya wyomingensis to Synthyris wyomingensis.
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Species Information
General:
Perennial herb from fibrous roots and a short stem-base; stems 1 to few, erect, 10-40 cm tall, soft-hairy and greyish, especially when young.
Leaves:
Basal leaves long-stalked, the stalks 2-8 cm long, the blades broadly egg-shaped to lanceolate or oblong, 2-7 cm long, coarsely blunt-toothed, minutely soft-hairy; stem leaves alternate, smaller, unstalked.
Flowers:
Inflorescence a dense, cylindric, leafy-bracted, terminal spike; corollas lacking; calyces asymmetrical, 3-6 mm long, 2 (3)-lobed, the lobes shortly fused at the base, long-hairy; stamens 2, exserted, the filaments dark red or purple, 5-12 mm long.
Fruits:
Capsules, broadly oval, somewhat flattened, long-hairy or smooth, 2-chambered; seeds circular, flat, about 4 per chamber.
Illustration
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Illustration Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia
Habitat and Range
Dry grassy slopes and ridges in the alpine zone; rare in SE BC; E to SW SK and S to NE, SD, UT, CO and E ID.Status Information
Synonyms
Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Besseya wyomingensis (A. Nelson) Rydb.
Besseya wyomingensis (A. Nelson) Rydb.