Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Chaenactis parishii A.Gray trib. Helenieae |
Bibliography | Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 20: 299 (1885) |
Native Range | California to Baja California Norte |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | thickets and steppes |
Altitude | 1300-2500m |
Description | leaves shortly lanate, in outline oblong, pinnate, with few linear segments, capitula 2-4, long pedunculate, involucre obconical, arachnose or lanuginose |
Size | 20-40cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
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Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C cuttings in late spring and late summer |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California) 79 Mexico (MXN Mexico Northwest) |