Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Lygodesmia doloresensis Tomb trib. Cichorieae |
Bibliography | Syst. Bot. Monogr. 1: 48 (1980) |
Native Range | Colorado |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | scree |
Description | stems erect, basally ramose, basal leaves linear-filiform, 3-14cm, the upper similar, capitula 2-5, involucre subcylindrical, bracts 5 |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | blue, pink, white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
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 division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Lygodesmia grandiflora var. doloresensis (Tomb.) S.L.Welsh |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado) |