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Stephanomeria occultata

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Stephanomeria occultata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Stephanomeria
Species:
S. occultata
Binomial name
Stephanomeria occultata

Stephanomeria occultata is a species of rhizomatous flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is endemic to northern Utah.[1]

Origin of its name

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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

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  1. ^ 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.