Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Pinaropappus roseus (Less.) Less. trib. Cichorieae |
Synonyms | Achyrophorus roseus Less. |
Pinaropappus scapiger Walp. | |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 50-2600m |
Description | taproot, leaves narrowly oblanceolate, 4-12cm, stem leaves very reduced, capitula solitary, involucre campanulate, phyllaries ovate to narrowly lanceolate, unequal, obtuse |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | whitish rose |
Bloom | spring, 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 |
Territory |
Northern America
North-Central U.S.A. (Oklahoma ) Southwestern U.S.A. (Arizona ) South-Central U.S.A. (New Mexico , Texas ) Mexico (Mexico Central , Mexico Northeast , Mexico Gulf , Mexico Northwest , Mexico Southwest , Mexico Southeast) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ASTERACEAE
roseus maculatus McVaugh, Contr. Univ. Michigan Herb. 9: 375 (1972)
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