| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Laphamia dissecta Torr. trib. Heliantheae |
| Bibliography | Smithsonian Contr. Knowl. 5(6): 81 (1853) |
| Native Range | Texas to n. Mexico |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 800-1200m |
| Description | densely leafy, pilose, leaves lanceolate, pinnatipartite, ultimate segments laciniate, capitula discoid in corymb, involucre campanulate, phyllaries linear, acute |
| Size | 7-20cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | spring, 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 | Leptopharynx dissecta (Torr.) Rydb. Perityle dissecta (Torr.) A.Gray |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 77 South-Central U.S.A. (TEX Texas) 79 Mexico (MXE Mexico Northeast, MXN Mexico Northwest) |