Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Luina hypoleuca Benth. trib. Senecioneae |
Bibliography | Hooker‘s Icon. Pl. 12: t. 1139 (1873) |
Native Range | British Columbia to California |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks and scree |
Altitude | 70-2100m |
Description | taproot, white tomentose, all leaves similar in size and form, sessile, lanceolate or ovate, capitula 10-17, discoid, in umbel, involucre tomentose |
Size | 15-60cm |
Color | pale yellow |
Bloom | summer |
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Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Luina californica (A.Gray) Rydb. Luina hypoleuca var. californica A.Gray Luina hypoleuca var. dentata L.F.Hend. Luina piperi B.L.Rob. |
Territory | 7 Northern America 71 Western Canada (BRC British Columbia) 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (ORE Oregon, WAS Washington) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California) |