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Nevada podistera

Podistera nevadensis

Also called Sierra Podistera

Nevada podistera
Photo: marek, CC BY 4.0
Family
Apiaceae (Carrot family)
Grows as
Perennial
Native range
E. & SE. California
Climate
subalpine or subarctic

About

Podistera nevadensis is an uncommon species of flowering plant in the carrot family known by the common names Sierra podistera and Nevada podistera.

Where it grows

Podistera nevadensis is endemic to California, where it is known only from the highest peaks of the Sierra Nevada, the White and Inyo Mountains, and the San Bernardino Mountains. It is a plant of alpine climates above the tree line, growing in gravel and talus.

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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Podistera nevadensis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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