Family | CISTACEAE |
Genus species | Crocanthemum bicknellii (Fernald) Janchen |
Bibliography | Nat. Pflanzenfam. [H.G.A.Engler] ed. 2. 21: 307 (1925) |
Native Range | s. Manitoba and s. Ontario to n. & e. USA |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | stony grassland |
Altitude | 0-1500m |
Description | stems grey hirsute, leaves oblanceolate to elliptic, ca. 25mm long, abaxially densely pubescent, flowers 2-15, ca. 25mm across, in lax, racemose corymb |
Size | 20-50cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Halimium majus (Bicknell) Grosser Helianthemum bicknellii Fernald Helianthemum canadense var. walkerae W.H.Evans Helianthemum majus Bicknell |
Territory | 7 Northern America 71 Western Canada (MAN Manitoba) 72 Eastern Canada (ONT Ontario) 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, WYO Wyoming) 74 North-Central U.S.A. (ILL Illinois, IOW Iowa, KAN Kansas, MIN Minnesota, MSO Missouri, NEB Nebraska, SDA South Dakota, WIS Wisconsin) 75 Northeastern U.S.A. (CNT Connecticut, INI Indiana, MAI Maine, MAS Masachusettes, MIC Michigan, NWH New Hampshire, NWJ New Jersey, NWY New York, OHI Ohio, PEN Pennsylvania, RHO Rhode I., VER Vermont, WVA West Virginia) 78 Southeastern U.S.A. (ARK Arkansas, GEO Georgia, KTY Kentucky, MRY Maryland, NCA North Carolina, SCA South Carolina, TEN Tennessee, VRG Virginia) |