Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Psilostrophe sparsiflora (A.Gray) A.Nelson trib. Helenieae |
Bibliography | Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 16: 23 (1903) |
Native Range | Arizona to Utah and New Mexico |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 900-2200m |
Description | thick taproot, stems sparsely pilose, ramose, basal leaves spathulate, laxly lanate, the upper linear, capitula in sparse inflorescence, ligules 3, 6-8mm long |
Size | 20-35cm |
Color | bright yellow |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C cuttings in late spring and late summer |
Synonyms | Psilostrophe tagetina var. sparsiflora (A.Gray) Greene Riddellia tagetina var. sparsiflora A.Gray |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona, UTA Utah) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico) |