Family | APIACEAE |
Genus species | Musineon hookeri (Torr. & A.Gray) Nutt. |
Bibliography | Fl. N. Amer. [J.Torrey & A.Gray] 1: 642 (1840) |
Native Range | wc. & c. Canada to wc. & nc. USA |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | steppes |
Description | leaves glabrous, nitid, in outline ovate, bipinnatifid, ultimate segments short, sharply dentate, peduncle scabrous, leafless, umbels with 10-20 rays, achenes scabrous |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed when ripe or as soon as possible |
Synonyms | Musineon divaricatum var. hookeri Torr. & A.Gray Musineon trachyspermum Nutt. |
Territory | 7 Northern America 71 Western Canada (ABT Alberta, MAN Manitoba, SAS Saskatchewan) 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, WYO Wyoming) 74 North-Central U.S.A. (NDA North Dakota, SDA South Dakota) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (NEV Nevada) |