Besseya bullii (Eaton) Rydb.
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Authority
Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.
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Family
Scrophulariaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Species Description - Basal lvs ovate, 6–12 cm, crenate or obtusely serrate, rounded to cordate at base, palmately veined, long-petiolate; stems 2–4 dm, hairy; cauline lvs alternate, sessile or nearly so, ovate or oblong, 1–2 cm; infl 5–15 cm; pedicels 1–2 mm; upper cor lip surpassing the villous cal, lower lip about equaling the cal, its middle lobe the smallest; fr 4–7 mm, hirsutulous. Sandy prairies and barrens; Mich. and O. to Minn. and Io., rare and local. May, June. (Synthyris b.; Wulfenia b.)
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Common Names
kitten-tails