| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Wyethia helenioides (DC.) Nutt. trib. Heliantheae |
| Synonyms | Alacornia helenioides DC. |
| Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
| Altitude | 10-2000m |
| Description | leaves white-grey, oblong-ovate to lanceolate-elliptic, usually entire, densely tomentose, glabrescent, stem leaves similar, smaller, capitula solitary, ligules 2-5cm long |
| Size | 25-40cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | dry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Northern America
Southwestern U.S.A. (California) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ASTERACEAE
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