Photo Details
September 19, 2005, Butterfield Canyon, Salt Lake
County, Utah -
©Nicky Davis
Characteristics
A
non-native plant up to 5 feet tall, 1 1/2 inch
pinkish-purple flowers bloom midsummer. Stem leaves are pinnately
lobed, hairy and prickly on the top and cottony below. Bracts are
narrow and tipped with a spine. Seeds are topped by a circle of white
hair like plumes.
Other
For photos
of the butterfly that uses this plant as a Host plant, click on MYLITTA
CRESCENT - PHYCIODES
MYLITTA
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