| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Parthenium alpinum (Nutt.) Torr. & A.Gray trib. Heliantheae |
| Bibliography | Fl. N. Amer. 2: 285 (1842) |
| Native Range | Wyoming to New Mexico |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 1300-1700m |
| Description | leaves linear to oval, white hirsute, entire, 1-3cm, in axils with tuft of white hairs, capitula solitary, discoid, hidden amongst leaves |
| Size | 1-2cm |
| Color | greenish, whitish |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Bolophyta alpina Nutt. Parthenium alpinum var. typicum Rollins |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, WYO Wyoming) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico) |