Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Artemisia rigida (Nutt.) A.Gray trib. Anthemideae |
Habitat | dry, rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1500-1800m |
Description | leaves silvery grey, rigid, broadly spathulate, trilobate, densely hirsute, capitula in densely leafy spike, involucre narrowly campanulate, phyllaries elliptic, pilose |
Size | 20-40cm |
Color | yellowish red, red |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-16°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Northern America
Northwestern U.S.A. (Idaho , Montana , Oregon , Washington) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ASTERACEAE
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