Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Xanthisma blephariphyllum (A.Gray) D.R.Morgan & R.L.Hartm. trib. Astereae |
Synonyms | Haplopappus blephariphyllus A.Gray |
Machaeranthera blephariphylla (A.Gray) Shinners | |
Machaeranthera setigera Nees | |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 1300-2600m |
Description | stem leaves oblong to oblanceolate, finely serrate, densely hirsute, capitula solitary, involucre hemispherical, bracts broadly linear, acuminate, hirsute, ligules 9-14mm |
Size | 15-40cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring, summer |
Ca | + |
Type | subshrub |
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
South-Central U.S.A. (New Mexico , Texas) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ASTERACEAE
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