Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Hedeoma nana (Torr.) Briq. |
Bibliography | Nat. Pflanzenfam. [H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl] 4(3a): 294 (1896) |
Native Range | California to Texas and ne. Mexico |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 900-2100m |
Description | stems strigose, leaves 3-9mm, ovate to orbiculate, acute, flowers 3-5 in axillary heads, calyx lobes revolute, corolla 8-9mm long |
Size | 10-25cm |
Color | rose |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | + |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Hedeoma dentata var. nana Torr. Hedeoma piperita A.Gray Hedeoma thymoides A.Gray |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona, CAL California, NEV Nevada) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico, TEX Texas) 79 Mexico (MXE Mexico Northeast) |