Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Brickellia atractyloides A.Gray trib. Eupatorieae |
Bibliography | Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 8: 290 (1870) |
Native Range | Colorado to sw. USA and nw. Mexico |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 100-1600m |
Description | branchlets glandular-strigose, leaves alternate, shortly petiolate, 15-30mm, lanceolate to ovate, coriaceous, dentate, scabrous, capitula discoid, 12-14mm, solitary |
Size | 15-50cm |
Color | white, pale yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
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 | Coleosanthus atractyloides Kuntze Coleosanthus venulosus A.Nelson |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona, CAL California, NEV Nevada, UTA Utah) 79 Mexico (MXN Mexico Northwest) |