Tonestus pygmaeus, July 11, 2023
Summit, 12,100’, July 25, 2023
Common & scientific name
Lyall’s goldenweed, Tonestus pygmaeus
Family
Sunflower, Asteraceae
Location
Below Geissler, 12,300’
Fun, weird, helpful, or little known fact
Found on tundra and gravely areas of the alpine, the phyllaries, stems, and leaves of this common low-growing plant are fringed with small hairs.
Linkins Lake area, July 18, 2023