| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Pectis diffusa Hook. & Arn. trib. Tageteae |
| Bibliography | Bot. Beechey Voy.: 296 (1838) |
| Native Range | Mexico |
| Primary Biome | Seasonally Dry Tropical |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | stems densely leafy, glabrous, leaves linear-subulate, attenuate, rigid, glabrous or scabrous, capitula solitary in upper axils, involucre crateriform, ligules oblong, 6mm |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | spring, early summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Pectis imitans Standl. ex Leavenw. |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 79 Mexico (MXC Mexico Central, MXN Mexico Northwest, MXS Mexico Southwest) |