Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Xylorhiza glabriuscula Nutt. trib. Astereae |
Synonyms | Machaeranthera glabriuscula (Nutt.) Cronquist & D.D.Keck |
Xylorhiza parryi (A.Gray) Greene | |
Xylorhiza villosa Nutt. | |
Habitat | semideserts of w. USA |
Altitude | 1100-2300m |
Description | usually glabrous, stem leaves crowded, oblanceolate, 2-6cm long, capitula solitary, glabrous pedunculate, disc 12-25mm in diam., ligules 1-2cm long |
Size | 10-25cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C cuttings in spring and late summer |
Territory |
Northern America
Northwestern U.S.A. (Colorado , Montana , Wyoming ) North-Central U.S.A. (South Dakota ) Southwestern U.S.A. (Utah) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ASTERACEAE
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