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Pyrrocoma wyethiana

Goodrich

Goldenweed

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Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.1332852

Element CodePDASTDT0R0

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusProvisional

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicendemic to a single state or province

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderAsterales

FamilyAsteraceae

GenusPyrrocoma

Concept Reference

Goodrich, S. 2024. Pyrrocoma wyethiana (Asteraceae): a new species from Strawberry Valley, Utah. Western North American Naturalist 84(4):411-418.

Taxonomic Comments

Pyrrocoma wyethiana is described by Goodrich (2024) as a distinct species from the Strawberry River drainage in Wasatch County, Utah and is distinguished from P. crocea and P. integrifolia (the two species it most closely resembles) by morphology and geographic range.

Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Found mostly in open stands of Wyethia amplexicaulis, occasionally associated with Helianthella uniflora (Goodrich 2024).

Terrestrial Habitats

Grassland/herbaceous

Other Nations (1)

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Utah	S1	Yes

Plant Characteristics

DurationPERENNIAL

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (2)

Utah (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
418004	Uinta National Forest	16,661
418042	Uinta National Forest	7,313

References (1)

Goodrich, S. 2024. <i>Pyrrocoma wyethiana</i> (Asteraceae): a new species from Strawberry Valley, Utah. Western North American Naturalist 84(4):411-418.