Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Lorandersonia microcephala (Cronquist) Urbatsch & al. trib. Astereae |
Synonyms | Haplopappus microcephalus Cronquist |
Tonestus microcephalus (Cronquist) G.L.Nesom & D.R.Morgan | |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2400-2700m |
Description | leaves crowded, elliptic to narrowly oblanceolate, 2-4cm, entire, glandular, acute, glabrous, capitula in corymb, involucre obconical, green, glabrous, resinous, ligules 5mm |
Size | 5-20cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | late summer |
Ca | - |
Type | subshrub, cushion |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C cuttings in spring |
Territory |
Northern America
Northwestern U.S.A. (Colorado ) 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
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