| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Laphamia gracilis M.E.Jones trib. Heliantheae |
| Bibliography | Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., ser. 2, 5: 703 (1895) |
| Native Range | Arizona to Nevada |
| Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 1100-2200m |
| Description | scabrous-strigose, leaves alternate, glandular, small, 15mm long, petiolate, usually trilobate, irregularly dentate, capitula discoid, 5-7mm, phyllaries lanceolate |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | 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 |
| Synonyms | Laphamia fastigiata Brandegee Monothrix fastigiata (Brandegee) Rydb. Perityle fastigiata (Brandegee) Shinners Perityle gracilis (M.E.Jones) Rydb. |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona, NEV Nevada) |