Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Townsendia rothrockii A.Gray ex Rothrock trib. Astereae |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 3600-4000m |
Description | leaves spathulate to oblanceolate, 10-35mm, subcarnose, glabrous, capitula sessile, involucre hemispherical, bracts glabrous, obovate, obtuse or acute, ligules 8-16mm |
Size | 1-3cm |
Color | blue, purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | cushion |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C cuttings of rosettes in spring |
Territory |
Northern America
Northwestern U.S.A. (Colorado) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ASTERACEAE
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