Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Pectis latisquama Sch.Bip. ex Greenm. trib. Tageteae |
Bibliography | Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 39: 118 (1903) |
Native Range | Mexico |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | stems leafy, pubescent, leaves linear or lanceolate, 1-2cm long, acute, subglabrous, capitula solitary, terminal, involucre campanulate, ligules oblong, 6-7mm |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | orange |
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 |
Synonyms | Pectis latisquama var. berlandieri A.Gray |
Territory | 7 Northern America 79 Mexico (MXC Mexico Central, MXE Mexico Northeast, MXG Mexico Gulf, MXS Mexico Southwest) |