Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Perityle rosei Greenm. trib. Heliantheae |
Bibliography | Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 40: 45 (1904) |
Native Range | n. & sw. Mexico |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | stems sulcate, strigose, leaves opposite, petiolate, ovate-triangular, 1-3cm, acute or rounded, entire, phyllaries oblanceolate, acute, ligules oblong, 2mm |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
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 |
Territory | 7 Northern America 79 Mexico (MXE Mexico Northeast, MXN Mexico Northwest, MXS Mexico Southwest) |