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Laphamia rupestris A.Gray trib. Heliantheae 
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FamilyASTERACEAE
Genus speciesLaphamia rupestris A.Gray trib. Heliantheae
BibliographySmithsoniana Contr. Knowl. 3(5): 100 (1852)
Native RangeTexas
Primary BiomeSubtropical
Habitatrocks
Altitude1500-2600m
Descriptionhirsute or pilose, leaves petiolate, ovate to subreniform, entire to serrate-lobate, capitula 6-8mm, discoid, involucre subcylindrical, phyllaries oblanceolate
Size5-25cm
Coloryellow, white
Bloomspring, summer
Ca-
Typesubshrub
Cultivationsunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsPappothrix rupestris (A.Gray) Rydb.
Perityle rupestris (A.Gray) Shinners
Perityle rupestris var. albiflora A.M.Powell
Territory7 Northern America
     77 South-Central U.S.A. (TEX Texas)
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