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'''''Kelseya''''' is a [[monotypic genus]] of [[flowering plant]]s belonging to the family [[Rosaceae]]. The only species is '''''Kelseya uniflora'''''.<ref name="POWO">{{cite web |title=Kelseya (S.Watson) Rydb. {{!}} Plants of the World Online {{!}} Kew Science |url=http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn%3Alsid%3Aipni.org%3Anames%3A33854-1 |website=Plants of the World Online |access-date=26 May 2021 |language=en}}</ref> It is commonly called the '''oneflower kelseya''', '''spiraea''' or '''alpine laurel'''.<ref name="USDA"/><ref name="FONA">{{cite web |title=Kelseya uniflora |url=http://beta.floranorthamerica.org/Kelseya_uniflora |website=Flora of North America |publisher=Flora of North America Association |access-date=29 July 2021}}</ref> |
'''''Kelseya''''' is a [[monotypic genus]] of [[flowering plant]]s belonging to the family [[Rosaceae]]. The only species is '''''Kelseya uniflora'''''.<ref name="POWO">{{cite web |title=Kelseya (S.Watson) Rydb. {{!}} Plants of the World Online {{!}} Kew Science |url=http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn%3Alsid%3Aipni.org%3Anames%3A33854-1 |website=Plants of the World Online |access-date=26 May 2021 |language=en}}</ref> It is commonly called the '''oneflower kelseya''', '''spiraea''' or '''alpine laurel'''.<ref name="USDA"/><ref name="FONA">{{cite web |title=Kelseya uniflora |url=http://beta.floranorthamerica.org/Kelseya_uniflora |website=Flora of North America |publisher=Flora of North America Association |access-date=29 July 2021}}</ref> The genus was named in honor of [[Francis Duncan Kelsey]], a Montana resident botanist, who discovered the plant in 1888.<ref name="MNPS">{{cite journal |last1=Lesica |first1=Peter |title=Kelseya uniflora, the MNPS ''Mascot" |journal=Kelseya - Newsletter of the Montana Native Plant Society |date=Winter 2007 |volume=4 |issue=1 |page=1 |url=https://www.mtnativeplants.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Kelseya-v-04-1.pdf |access-date=30 July 2021}}</ref> |
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Kelseya uniflora is a [[perennial]]<ref name="USDA"/> that grows in cracks of volcanic and limestone outcrops at 1500-3500m elevation.<ref name="AGS">{{cite web |title=Kelseya uniflora |url=http://encyclopaedia.alpinegardensociety.net/plants/Kelseya/uniflora |website=The Alpine Garden Society Plant Encyclopedia |publisher=The Alpine Garden Society |access-date=29 July 2021}}</ref><ref name="FONA"/> It is native in 3 states in Northwestern USA: Idaho, Montana and Wyoming.<ref name="USDA">{{cite web |title=Kelseya uniflora (S. Watson) Rydb. |url=https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=KEUN |website=United States Department of Agriculture |access-date=29 July 2021}}</ref> It typically grows as a solitary plant in a sun-exposed position as a ground covering [[subshrub]]. It rarely measures more than 10cm tall but often achieves 1m or more in diameter.<ref name="USDA"/><ref name="AGS"/> The leaves are light to greyish green, leathery and hairy, ovate-oblong and grow in dense rosettes. Leaves become brownnish to black when withered and remain on the branch to form a hardened protective structure.<ref name="FONA"/><ref name="AGS"/> |
Kelseya uniflora is a [[perennial]]<ref name="USDA"/> that grows in cracks of volcanic and limestone outcrops at 1500-3500m elevation.<ref name="AGS">{{cite web |title=Kelseya uniflora |url=http://encyclopaedia.alpinegardensociety.net/plants/Kelseya/uniflora |website=The Alpine Garden Society Plant Encyclopedia |publisher=The Alpine Garden Society |access-date=29 July 2021}}</ref><ref name="FONA"/> It is native in 3 states in Northwestern USA: Idaho, Montana and Wyoming.<ref name="USDA">{{cite web |title=Kelseya uniflora (S. Watson) Rydb. |url=https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=KEUN |website=United States Department of Agriculture |access-date=29 July 2021}}</ref> It typically grows as a solitary plant in a sun-exposed position as a ground covering [[subshrub]]. It rarely measures more than 10cm tall but often achieves 1m or more in diameter.<ref name="USDA"/><ref name="AGS"/> The leaves are light to greyish green, leathery and hairy, ovate-oblong and grow in dense rosettes. Leaves become brownnish to black when withered and remain on the branch to form a hardened protective structure.<ref name="FONA"/><ref name="AGS"/> |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Kelseya (S.Watson) Rydb. |
| Species: | K. uniflora
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Kelseya is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rosaceae. The only species is Kelseya uniflora.[1] It is commonly called the oneflower kelseya, spiraea or alpine laurel.[2][3] The genus was named in honor of Francis Duncan Kelsey, a Montana resident botanist, who discovered the plant in 1888.[4]
Kelseya uniflora is a perennial[2] that grows in cracks of volcanic and limestone outcrops at 1500-3500m elevation.[5][3] It is native in 3 states in Northwestern USA: Idaho, Montana and Wyoming.[2] It typically grows as a solitary plant in a sun-exposed position as a ground covering subshrub. It rarely measures more than 10cm tall but often achieves 1m or more in diameter.[2][5] The leaves are light to greyish green, leathery and hairy, ovate-oblong and grow in dense rosettes. Leaves become brownnish to black when withered and remain on the branch to form a hardened protective structure.[3][5]
The reduction in plant stature and its xeric alpine habitat make it a popular but challenging subject for alpine garden enthusiasts.
References
- ^ "Kelseya (S.Watson) Rydb. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Kelseya uniflora (S. Watson) Rydb". United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ^ a b c "Kelseya uniflora". Flora of North America. Flora of North America Association. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ^ Lesica, Peter (Winter 2007). "Kelseya uniflora, the MNPS Mascot"" (PDF). Kelseya - Newsletter of the Montana Native Plant Society. 4 (1): 1. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ^ a b c "Kelseya uniflora". The Alpine Garden Society Plant Encyclopedia. The Alpine Garden Society. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
External links
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