Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Pinaropappus roseus (Less.) Less. trib. Cichorieae |
Bibliography | Syn. Gen. Compos.: 143 (1832) |
Native Range | Oklahoma to Arizona and Mexico |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 50-2600m |
Description | taproot, leaves narrowly oblanceolate, 4-12cm, stem leaves very reduced, capitula solitary, involucre campanulate, phyllaries ovate to narrowly lanceolate, unequal, obtuse |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | whitish rose |
Bloom | spring, summer |
Ca | + |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Achyrophorus roseus Less. Pinaropappus roseus var. foliosus Shinners Pinaropappus scapiger Walp. Troximon roemerianum Scheele |
Territory | 7 Northern America 74 North-Central U.S.A. (OKL Oklahoma) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico, TEX Texas) 79 Mexico (MXC Mexico Central, MXE Mexico Northeast, MXG Mexico Gulf, MXN Mexico Northwest, MXS Mexico Southwest, MXT Mexico Southeast) |