Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Packera hesperia (Greene) W.A.Weber & Á.Löve trib. Senecioneae |
Bibliography | Phytologia 49: 47 (1981) |
Native Range | Oregon to California |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland and thickets |
Altitude | 500-2500m |
Description | basal leaves petiolate, ovate or spathulate, 1-3cm, entire to dentate, obtuse, stem leaves very reduced, capitula in corymb, involucre green, ligules 13, 6-10mm long |
Size | 7-15cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | spring |
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Type | perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Senecio auleticus Greene Senecio hesperius Greene |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (ORE Oregon) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California) |