Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Ericameria obovata (Rydb.) G.L.Nesom trib. Astereae |
Bibliography | Phytologia 68: 152 (1990) |
Native Range | Utah |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1500-3400m |
Description | leaves obovate to spathulate, flat, 1-3cm, obtuse, densely glandular, capitula in raceme or cyme, involucre turbinate, phyllaries ovate to elliptic, acute, ligules 4-6mm long |
Size | 20-40cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | late summer, autumn |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C cuttings in late spring |
Synonyms | Haplopappus rydbergii S.F.Blake Haplopappus watsonii var. rydbergii (S.F.Blake) S.L.Welsh Macronema obovatum Rydb. |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (UTA Utah) |