Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Artemisia scopulorum A.Gray trib. Anthemideae |
Bibliography | Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 15: 66 (1864) |
Native Range | w. USA to New Mexico |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 3100-4200m |
Description | leaves sericeous, basal leaves crowded and persistent, bipinnate, segments narrow, capitula in narrow, spicate inflorescence, phyllaries with black margins |
Size | 5-30cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-16°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Artemisia scopulorum var. aggregata E.H.Kelso |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, MNT Montana, WYO Wyoming) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (NEV Nevada, UTA Utah) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico) |