Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Leucosyris blepharophylla (A.Gray) Pruski & R.L.Hartm. trib. Astereae |
Bibliography | Phytoneuron 2012-98: 4 (2012) |
Native Range | New Mexico to Texas and ne. Mexico |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1500-2200m |
Description | basal leaves sessile, linear-oblanceolate, entire, long ciliate, acute, glabrous, glaucous, capitula in corymb, involucre 4-6-seriate, glabrous, ligules 8-12, 8-10mm long |
Size | 5-35cm |
Color | blue |
Bloom | autumn |
Ca | + |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, 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 spring; cuttings in late spring |
Synonyms | Arida blepharophylla (A.Gray) D.R.Morgan & R.L.Hartm. Aster blepharophyllus A.Gray Machaeranthera gypsitherma G.L.Nesom |
Territory | 7 Northern America 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico, TEX Texas) 79 Mexico (MXE Mexico Northeast) |