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Crocanthemum scoparium (Nutt.) Millsp.  
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FamilyCISTACEAE
Genus speciesCrocanthemum scoparium (Nutt.) Millsp. 
BibliographyPubl. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 5: 175 (1923)
Native RangeCalifornia to Baja California Norte
Primary BiomeDesert or Dry Shrubland
Habitatdry, rocky slopes
Altitude0-1200m
Descriptionleaves 10-25mm long, narrowly linear, revolute, short-lived, flowers 10-14mm, in small terminal leafy panicle
Size10-45cm
Colorbright yellow
Bloomlate spring, summer
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationsunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsHalimium aldersonii Standl.
Halimium scoparium (Nutt.) Grosser
Helianthemum scoparium Nutt.
Linum trisepalum Kellogg
Territory7 Northern America
     76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California)
     79 Mexico (MXN Mexico Northwest)
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