| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Plateilema palmeri Cockerell trib. Helenieae |
| Bibliography | Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 31: 462 (1904) |
| Native Range | Texas to ne. Mexico |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 1100-1200m |
| Description | basal leaves obovate to oblanceolate, dentate or lobate, sparsely white hirsute, capitula solitary, involucre broadly crateriform, 2-seriate, ligules 8-12, 7-8mm long |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | yellow, purple |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | + |
| Type | perennial |
| 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 division in spring; cuttings in late spring and late summer |
| Synonyms | Actinea palmeri B.L.Rob. Actinella palmeri A.Gray |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 77 South-Central U.S.A. (TEX Texas) 79 Mexico (MXE Mexico Northeast) |