Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Pyrrocoma apargioides Greene trib. Astereae |
Bibliography | Erythea 2: 70 (1894) |
Native Range | sw. USA |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2100-3700m |
Description | basal leaves linear-lanceolate to oblanceolate, acute, petiolate, 3-10cm, at base ciliate, otherwise glabrous, coriaceous, capitula solitary, long pedicellate |
Size | 5-18cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
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Type | perennial |
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, 16-21°C cuttings in spring and late summer |
Synonyms | Aster apargioides (A.Gray) Kuntze Haplopappus apargioides A.Gray Pyrrocoma demissa Greene |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California, NEV Nevada, UTA Utah) |