| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Pectis canescens Kunth trib. Tageteae |
| Bibliography | Nov. Gen. Sp. [F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth] ed. fol., 4: 206 (1818) |
| Native Range | sw. Mexico |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | stems grey pilose, leaves linear, ca. 2cm, minutely hirsute, thick, midrib distinct, margins revolute, capitula solitary, pedunculate, axillary, ligules ca. 7mm |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | spring, early summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Chthonia canescens Cass. Lorentea auricularis DC. Lorentea auricularis var. acapulcensis DC. Lorentea canescens (Kunth) DC. Pectis auricularis Sch.Bip. Stammarium hyssopifolium Willd. ex DC. |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 79 Mexico (MXS Mexico Southwest) |