Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Antennaria umbrinella Rydb. trib. Gnaphalieae |
Bibliography | Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 24: 302 (1897) |
Native Range | w. & c. Canada to w. USA |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 1100-3400m |
Description | leaves tomentose, the basal spathulate to oblanceolate, 5-20mm, stem leaves gradually reduced, involucre 4-5mm, basally lanate, capitula 3-8 in corymb |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring |
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Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-20°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Antennaria aizoides Greene Antennaria flavescens Rydb. Antennaria reflexa E.E.Nelson |
Territory | 7 Northern America 71 Western Canada (ABT Alberta, BRC British Columbia, SAS Saskatchewan) 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, ORE Oregon, WAS Washington, WYO Wyoming) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona, CAL California, NEV Nevada, UTA Utah) |