| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Tetraneuris acaulis (Pursh) Greene trib. Helenieae |
| Synonyms | Gaillardia acaulis Pursh |
| Hymenoxys acaulis (Pursh) K.F.Parker | |
| Tetraneuris incana A.Nelson | |
| Habitat | dry, rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 700-3900m |
| Description | taproot, leaves only basal, linear to broadly oblanceolate, capitula solitary, disc 8-20mm, ligules 5-20mm long, wide and showy, rarely absent |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| 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 cuttings in late spring and late summer |
| Territory |
Northern America
Western Canada (Alberta , Saskatchewan ) Northwestern U.S.A. (Colorado , Idaho , Montana , Wyoming ) North-Central U.S.A. (Kansas , North Dakota , Nebraska , Oklahoma , South Dakota ) Southwestern U.S.A. South-Central U.S.A. (New Mexico , Texas) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
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| Comments | ASTERACEAE
acaulis arizonica (Greene) K.F.Parker, Phytologia 45: 467 (1980)
acaulis caespitosa A.Nelson, Bot. Gaz. 28: 127 (1899)
acaulis epunctata (A.Nelson) Kartesz & Gandhi, Phytologia 78(1): 2 (1995)
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