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Laphamia intricata Brandegee trib. Heliantheae 
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FamilyASTERACEAE
Genus speciesLaphamia intricata Brandegee trib. Heliantheae
BibliographyBot. Gaz. 27: 450 (1899)
Native RangeCalifornia to Nevada
Primary BiomeSubtropical
Habitatrocks
Altitude800-1700m
Descriptionhirsutule, leaves sessile, linear, 3-8mm long, entire, capitula discoid, 2-6, in compact corymb, involucre campanulate, phyllaries linear or lanceolate
Size15-35cm
Coloryellow
Bloomspring, summer
Ca+
Typesubshrub
Cultivationsunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsLaphamia megalocephala ssp. intricata (Bradegee) D.D.Keck
Monothrix intricata (Brandegee) Rydb.
Perityle megalocephala var. intricata (Brandegee) A.M.Powell
Perityle intricata (Brandegee) Shinners
Territory7 Northern America
     76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California, NEV Nevada)
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