Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Antennaria densifolia A.E.Porsild trib. Gnaphalieae |
Synonyms | Antennaria ellyae A.E.Porsild |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 500-2800m |
Description | basal leaves spathulate, 3-6mm, long white hirsute, stem leaves alternate, narrowly lanceolate, acute, shorter, capitula 2-5 in corymb, phyllaries distally brown or black |
Size | 3-15cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | + |
Type | carpet |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-20°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Northern America
Subarctic America (Alaska , Northwest Territories , Yukon ) Western Canada (British Columbia ) Northwestern U.S.A. (Montana) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ASTERACEAE
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