Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Crepis occidentalis Nutt. trib. Cichorieae |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 800-2500m |
Description | appressed grey tomentose, leaves 10-30cm, dentate to pinnatisect, segments linear or lanceolate, dentate, stems branched, capitula 10-30, ca. 2cm across |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
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 division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Northern America
Western Canada (Alberta , British Columbia , Saskatchewan ) Northwestern U.S.A. (Colorado , Idaho , Montana , Oregon , Washington , Wyoming ) North-Central U.S.A. (South Dakota ) Southwestern U.S.A. (Arizona , California , Nevada , Utah ) South-Central U.S.A. (New Mexico) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ASTERACEAE
occidentalis conjuncta Babc. & Stebbins, Publ. Carnegie Inst. Wash. 504: 134 (1938)
occidentalis costata A.Gray, Bot. California [W.Brewer] 1: 435 (1876)
occidentalis pumila (Rydb.) Babc. & Stebbins, ibid.
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