Southwest Colorado Wildflowers, Krascheninnikovia lanata

Krascheninnikovia lanata

Krascheninnikovia lanata. Synonym: Ceratoides lanata. (Winterfat)
Chenopodiaceae (Goosefoot Family)

Semi-desert. Shrublands. Summer.
Canyonlands National Park, April 7, 2004 and Big Gypsum Valley, May 10, 2013.

The sage green leaves of Winterfat might at first glance look like those of Sagebrush but a second look shows them to be linear and not lobed. There is no mistaking the long woolly seed stalks of Winterfat; they are unique and very evident even from far off.

I. M. Krascheninnikov was a Russian botanist. "Lanata" means "woolly". (More biographical information about Krascheninnikov.)

Krascheninnikovia lanata. Synonym: Ceratoides lanata. (Winterfat)
Chenopodiaceae (Goosefoot Family)

Semi-desert. Shrublands. Summer.
Canyonlands National Park, April 7, 2004.

Krascheninnikovia lanata. Synonym: Ceratoides lanata. (Winterfat)
Chenopodiaceae (Goosefoot Family)

Semi-desert. Shrublands. Summer.
Murphy Trail, Island in the Sky, Canyonlands National Park, September 27, 2005.

Species present in state and native
Species present in state and exotic
Species not present in state

County Color Key

Species present and not rare
Species present and rare
Species extirpated (historic)
Species extinct
Species noxious
Species exotic and present
Native species, but adventive in state
Eradicated
Questionable presence

Range map for Krascheninnikovia lanata