| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Ionactis elegans (Soreng & Spellenb.) G.L.Nesom trib. Astereae |
| Bibliography | Phytologia 73: 420 (1992) |
| Native Range | New Mexico (Lincoln Co.) |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 2400-2500m |
| Description | leaves spathulate, 6-18mm, at margins shortly, acerose-hirsute, capitula solitary, ligules 10-24, 5-9mm long, achenes sericeous-hirsute, pappus 2-seriate |
| Size | 3-9cm |
| Color | pale lavander, white |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | - |
| 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 spring and late summer |
| Synonyms | Chaetopappa elegans Soreng & Spellenb. |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico) |