Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Thelesperma subnudum A.Gray trib. Coreopsidae |
Bibliography | Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 10: 72 (1874) |
Native Range | wc. Canada to wc. & c. USA |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1000-2900m |
Description | glabrous, leaves mainly basal, 3-8cm long, irregularly pinnate, segments to 5mm wide, capitula few, ligules 15-25mm long a 10-15mm wide, disc yellow |
Size | 10-40cm |
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, 10-16°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Thelesperma caespitosum Dorn Thelesperma marginatum Rydb. Thelesperma pubescens Dorn Thelesperma pubescens var. caespitosum (Dorn) C.J.Hansen Thelesperma subnudum var. alpinum S.L.Welsh Thelesperma subnudum var. marginatum (Rydb.) Cronquist Thelesperma subnudum var. pubescens (Dorn) S.L.Welsh Thelesperma windhamii C.J.Hansen |
Territory | 7 Northern America 71 Western Canada (ABT Alberta) 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, MNT Montana, WYO Wyoming) 74 North-Central U.S.A. (NDA North Dakota) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona, NEV Nevada, UTA Utah) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico) |