Family | BORAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Lithospermum incisum Lehm. |
Synonyms | Batschia longiflora Pursh |
Lithospermum albicans Greene | |
Lithospermum asperum A.Nelson | |
Habitat | american prairie |
Description | setose, all leaves on stem, oblong to narrowly lanceolate, 2-6cm, flowers crowded in axills of upper leaves, crateriform, 10-20mm long, corolla lobes laciniate |
Size | 5-30cm |
Color | bright yellow |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft, fl. stem erect |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Northern America
Northwestern U.S.A. (Colorado ) North-Central U.S.A. (Illinois , Kansas , Missouri , Oklahoma ) Southwestern U.S.A. (Arizona , Utah ) South-Central U.S.A. (New Mexico , Texas ) Southeastern U.S.A. (Florida ) Mexico (Mexico Northeast , Mexico Northwest , Mexico Southwest) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | BORAGINACEAE
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