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Perityle congesta (M.E.Jones) Shinners trib. Heliantheae 
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FamilyASTERACEAE
Genus speciesPerityle congesta (M.E.Jones) Shinners trib. Heliantheae
BibliographySouthw. Naturalist 4: 204 (1959)
Native RangeArizona
Primary BiomeSubtropical
Habitatrocks
Altitude900-2700m
Descriptionscabrous-strigose, leaves alternate, small, petiolate, elliptic to ovate, sometimes irregularly dentate, capitula terminal, discoid, in small fascicles
Size10-30cm
Coloryellow
Bloomsummer
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
SynonymsLaphamia congesta M.E.Jones
Monothrix congesta Rydb.
Territory7 Northern America
     76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona)
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