Stephanomeria occultata
| Stephanomeria occultata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Stephanomeria |
| Species: | S. occultata |
| Binomial name | |
| Stephanomeria occultata Wellard & J.W.Baker | |
Stephanomeria occultata, Disguised Wirelettuce, is a species of rhizomatous flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is endemic to northern Utah.[1][2]
Origin of its name
Stephanomeria occultata was discovered in a parking lot for launching rafts into the river in 2018. Occultata means hidden in Latin. It showed in a Google street view image in 2015, 3 years before its discovery before someone came along and decided to key it. When they realized that it didn't match any species listed, they suspected a new species and that is how Stephanomeria occultata was discovered.
References
- ^ Wellard, Blake; Baker, Jason (21 June 2018). "Stephanomeria occultata (Asteraceae: Cichorieae), a New Species of Wirelettuce from Northern Utah, and a Key to all Perennial Wirelettuce". Systematic Botany. 43 (2): 595–601. doi:10.1600/036364418x697328. S2CID 89662681. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
- ^ https://redbuttegarden.org/whats-blooming-now/natures-fireworks/