Family | APIACEAE |
Genus species | Cymopterus gilmanii C.V.Morton |
Bibliography | J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 25: 309 (1935) |
Native Range | California to Nevada |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 900-2000m |
Description | glabrous, grey-green, leaves petiolate, orbiculate-reniform, ternate, leaflets obovate, lobate, ultimate segments spiny dentate, flowers in umbel, achenes broadly winged |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | purple, white |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | + |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed when ripe or as soon as possible |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California, NEV Nevada) |