Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Antennaria media Greene trib. Gnaphalieae |
Synonyms | Antennaria austromontana E.E.Nelson |
Antennaria candida Greene | |
Antennaria densa Greene | |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 1500-3900m |
Description | basal leaves 5-20mm, linear to spathulate, densely lanate, stem leaves 5-20mm, linear, capitula 2-7 in cluster, involucral bracts narrow, acute, distally brown-black |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | carpet |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, medium moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-20°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Northern America
Subarctic America (Alaska , Northwest Territories , Yukon ) Western Canada (Alberta , British Columbia ) Northwestern U.S.A. (Colorado , Idaho , Montana , Oregon , Washington , Wyoming ) 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
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