Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Chaenactis nevadensis (Kellogg) A.Gray trib. Helenieae |
Bibliography | Bot. California [S.Watson & al.] 1: 391 (1876) |
Native Range | California to Nevada |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocks and scree |
Altitude | 1900-3200m |
Description | leaves in rosettes, grey tomentose, in outline ovate or orbiculate, bipinnate, segments spathulate-linear, capitula solitary |
Size | 2-10cm |
Color | pink, whitish |
Bloom | late summer |
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Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C cuttings in late spring and late summer |
Synonyms | Hymenopappus nevadensis Kellogg |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California, NEV Nevada) |