Family | LOASACEAE |
Genus species | Mentzelia argillosa J.Darl. |
Bibliography | Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 21: 153 (1934) |
Native Range | c. Utah |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1700-2700m |
Description | leaves grey-green, sessile, entire, oblong-spathulate, hirsute, flowers solitary, petals obovate |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late spring and in summer |
Synonyms | Nuttallia argillosa (J.Darl.) W.A.Weber |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (UTA Utah) |