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Common name: Woolly Actinea or Stemless Hymenoxys
Latin name:
Hymenoxys acaulis syn Tetraneuris brevifolia

Woolly Actinea - Hymenoxys acaulis
Annual/Perennial: Perennial

Flowers: June to August
Flower size:
1" to 1.25"

Found in:
Supalpine to Alpine
 
Height: 8" to 12"
Invasive:
No
Native species:
No
Useful in garden: No

Image taken: Near summit of Guanella Pass

Pictured Wildflower: Woolly Actinea - Hymenoxys acaulis
Field notes: Woolly Actinea is a pretty little plant. Its gray-green leaves are covered with fine hairs... hence its common name Woolly Actinea. 

Look for Woolly Actinea at or above tree line in dry, sunny areas along hillsides, slopes, and tundras.

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