Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Antennaria densifolia A.E.Porsild trib. Gnaphalieae |
Bibliography | Bull. Natl. Mus. Canada 101: 26 (1945) |
Native Range | Subarctic America to Montana |
Primary Biome | Subarctic or Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 500-2800m |
Description | basal leaves spathulate, 3-6mm, long white hirsute, stem leaves alternate, narrowly lanceolate, acute, shorter, capitula 2-5 in corymb, phyllaries distally brown or black |
Size | 3-15cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | + |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-20°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Antennaria ellyae A.E.Porsild |
Territory | 7 Northern America 70 Subarctic America (ASK Alaska, NWT Northwest Territories, YUK Yukon) 71 Western Canada (BRC British Columbia) 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (MNT Montana) |