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Perityle rotundifolia (Benth.) Brandegee trib. Heliantheae 
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FamilyASTERACEAE
Genus speciesPerityle rotundifolia (Benth.) Brandegee trib. Heliantheae
BibliographyZoe 4: 210 (1893)
Native Rangenw. Mexico (Baja California)
Primary BiomeDesert or Dry Shrubland
Habitatrocky slopes
Descriptionstems densely glandular-pubescent, basal leaves opposite, the upper alternate, petiolate, thick, ovate or orbiculate, dentate, glandular, capitula few in corymb, ligules 8mm
Size10-20cm
Colorwhite
Bloomspring, early summer
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationsunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsAmauria rotundifolia Benth.
Laphamia peninsularis Greene
Perityle fitchii Torr. ex A.Gray
Territory7 Northern America
     76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California)
     79 Mexico
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