| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Chaetopappa ericoides (Torr.) G.L.Nesom trib. Astereae |
| Bibliography | Phytologia 64: 449 (1988) |
| Native Range | w. & c. USA to Mexico |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | stony grassland |
| Altitude | 600-3200m |
| Description | leaves densely imbricate, linear-oblanceolate, 5-11mm, coriaceous, at apex spinulose, densely minutely glandular, involucre subspherical, ligules 12-24 |
| Size | 5-15cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | late summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C cuttings in late spring |
| Synonyms | Aster arenosus (A.Heller) S.F.Blake Aster ericifolius Rothr. Aster hiritifolius S.F.Blake Aster leucelene S.F.Blake Chrysopsis ericoides (Torr.) Torr. & James ex Eaton Diplogon ericoides (Torr.) Raf. Diplopappus ericoides (Torr.) Torr. & A.Gray Diplopappus ericoides var. hirtellus A.Gray Inula ericoides Torr. Leucelene arenosa A.Heller Leucelene ericoides (Torr.) Greene Leucelene ericoides var. serotina Greene Leucelene ericoides var. tenuis Greene Leucelene hirtella Rydb. |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, WYO Wyoming) 74 North-Central U.S.A. (KAN Kansas, NEB Nebraska, OKL Oklahoma) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona, CAL California, NEV Nevada, UTA Utah) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico, TEX Texas) 79 Mexico (MXC Mexico Central, MXE Mexico Northeast, MXG Mexico Gulf, MXN Mexico Northwest, MXT Mexico Southeast) |