Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Eurybia kingii (D.C.Eaton) G.L.Nesom trib. Astereae |
Synonyms | Aster kingii D.C.Eaton |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1700-3300m |
Description | leaves glabrous, the basal oblanceolate or spathulate, entire, stem leaves reduced, capitula 1-5, terminal, disc 7-15mm across, ligules 13-27, 8-17mm long |
Size | 1-12cm |
Color | lavender-blue, white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, 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 |
Territory |
Northern America
Southwestern U.S.A. (Utah) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ASTERACEAE
kingii barnebyana (S.L.Welsh & Goodrich) G.L.Nesom, J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 3(1): 166 (2009)
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