Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Chaenactis evermannii Greene trib. Helenieae |
Bibliography | Leafl. Bot. Observ. Crit. 2: 224 (1912) |
Native Range | Idaho |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | scree and moraines |
Altitude | 1200-3000m |
Description | leaves flat, cuneate, 1-5cm long, pinnatilobate, lobes 2-4 pairs, relatively wide, orbiculate, capitula solitary, involucre obconical, lanate |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | pink, whitish |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | - |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C cuttings in late spring and late summer |
Synonyms | Chaenactis mainsiana A.Nelson & J.F.Macbr. Chaenactis nevadensis var. mainsiana (A.Nelson & J.F.Macbr.) Stockw. |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho) |