Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Tetraneuris torreyana (Nutt.) Greene trib. Helenieae |
Synonyms | Actinella torreyana Nutt. |
Hymenoxys torreyana (Nutt.) K.F.Parker | |
Tetraneuris depressa (Torr. & A.Gray) Greene | |
Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
Altitude | 1300-3100m |
Description | basal leaves spathulate or oblanceolate, entire, sparsely hirsute, densely glandular punctate, capitula solitary, phyllaries conspicuously scarious, ligules 11-17mm long |
Size | 2-15cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, 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
Northwestern U.S.A. (Colorado , Montana , Wyoming ) Southwestern U.S.A. (Utah) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ASTERACEAE
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