Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Packera castoreus (S.L.Welsh) Kartesz trib. Senecioneae |
Bibliography | Synth. N. Amer. Fl.: 20 (1999) |
Native Range | Utah |
Primary Biome | Temperat |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 3300-3900m |
Description | white lanate, leaves mainly basal, petiolate, ovate to lanceolate, 1-2cm long, stem leaves reduced, capitula discoid, 1-4, 10-16mm across |
Size | 3-10cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Senecio castoreus S.L.Welsh, Rhodora 95: 399 (1993) |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (UTA Utah) |