| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Laphamia megalocephala S.Watson trib. Heliantheae |
| Bibliography | Amer. Naturalist. 7: 301 (1873) |
| Native Range | California to Nevada |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 1300-3000m |
| Description | scabrous-glandular, leaves alternate, small, wide, to 1cm long, sometimes dentate, petiolate, scabrous-strigose, capitula terminal, discoid, 1cm across |
| Size | 10-50cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Monothrix megalocephala (S.Watson) Rydb. Perityle megalocephala (S.Watson) J.F.Macbr. Perityle megalocephala var. oligophylla A.M.Powell |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California, NEV Nevada) |