| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Perityle quinqueflora (Steyerm.) Shinners trib. Heliantheae |
| Synonyms | Laphamia quinqueflora Steyerm. |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 1200-2500m |
| Description | lower leaves opposite, upper leaves alternate, thick, coriaceous, broadly triangular to reniform, dentate to shallowly lobate, capitula cylindrical in cluster |
| Size | 7-30cm |
| Color | yellow |
| 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, 10-16°C cuttings in 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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