''Stenotus armerioides'', the thrift mock goldenweed, is a

perennial plant A perennial plant or simply perennial is a plant that lives more than two years. The term ('' per-'' + '' -ennial'', "through the years") is often used to differentiate a plant from shorter-lived annuals and biennials. The term is also wide ...

in the family

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. The plant is native to areas of the

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and to

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, Canada. It is found in the Colorado Plateau and Canyonlands region.Canyon Country Wildflowers, Damian Fagan, 2nd ed., 2012, Morris Bush Publishing, LLC. in cooperation with Canyonlands Natural History Association,

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External links

USDA Plants Profile for ''Stenotus armerioides'' (thrift mock goldenweed)
Astereae Flora of the Western United States Flora of the Colorado Plateau and Canyonlands region Flora of Saskatchewan Flora without expected TNC conservation status {{Astereae-stub