| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Melampodium cinereum DC. trib. Heliantheae |
| Bibliography | Prodr. 5: 518 (1836) |
| Native Range | Texas to n. Mexico |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
| Altitude | 0-300m |
| Description | leaves linear-oblong to linear, 1-6cm, pinnatilobate, lobes 1-10, entire, capitula solitary, phyllaries ovate, ligules oblong-elliptic, 2-8mm long |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | creamy |
| Bloom | 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, 10-16°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Melampodium cinereum var. hirtellum Stuessy Melampodium cinereum var. ramosissimum (DC.) A.Gray Melampodium ramosissimum DC. |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 77 South-Central U.S.A. (TEX Texas) 79 Mexico (MXE Mexico Northeast, MXN Mexico Northwest) |