| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Xanthisma coloradoense (A.Gray) D.R.Morgan & R.L.Hartm. trib. Astereae |
| Bibliography | Sida 20: 1403 (2003) |
| Native Range | Colorado to Wyoming |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 2100-3700m |
| Description | taproot, leaves oblanceolate or spathulate, serrate, teeth apically with white awn, sparsely hirsute, capitula solitary, involucre hemispherical, bracts acute, setose |
| Size | 3-15cm |
| Color | bright pink |
| Bloom | late spring |
| Ca | + |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C cuttings in spring and late summer |
| Synonyms | Aster coloradoensis A.Gray Eriocarpum coloradoense (A.Gray) Greene Haplopappus coloradoense (A.Gray) R.L.Hartm. ex Dorn Machaeranthera coloradoensis (A.Gray) Osterh. Machaeranthera coloradoensis var. brandegeei (Rydb.) R.L.Hartman Xylorhiza brandegeei Rydb. Xylorhiza coloradoensis (A.Gray) Rydb. |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, WYO Wyoming) |
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