Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Chaenactis evermannii Greene trib. Helenieae |
Synonyms | Chaenactis mainsiana A.Nelson & J.F.Macbr. |
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 | carpet |
Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, sunny site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C cuttings in late spring and late summer |
Territory |
Northern America
Northwestern U.S.A. (Idaho) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ASTERACEAE
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