Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Stephanomeria lactucina A.Gray trib. Cichorieae |
Bibliography | Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 6: 552 (1865) |
Native Range | Oregon to California |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 900-2300m |
Description | glabrous, leaves 2-8cm, linear to lanceolate, sparsely dentate, capitula solitary, pedicellate, involucre 12-15mm, outer phyllaries erect, ligules 8-11mm long |
Size | 10-60cm |
Color | rose |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Ptiloria lactucina (A.Gray) Greene |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (ORE Oregon) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California) |