Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Encelia nutans Eastw. trib. Heliantheae |
Synonyms | Enceliopsis nutans (Eastw.) A.Nelson |
Habitat | semideserts of w. USA |
Altitude | 1300-1900m |
Description | green, scabrous-strigose, leaves basal, orbiculate to deltate-ovate or elliptic, 2-7cm long, scape virgate, capitula discoid, 20-35mm across |
Size | 10-25cm |
Color | pale yellow |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | dry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Northern America
Northwestern U.S.A. (Colorado ) 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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