Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Crepis pumila Rydb. trib. Cichorieae |
Bibliography | Mém. New. York Bot. Gard. 1: 462 (1900) |
Native Range | w. Canada to w. USA |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 800-1800m |
Description | stems minutely tomentose, eglandular, leaves 10-20cm, coarsely dentate or pinnatilobate, segments approximate, capitula 5-15, involucre minutely tomentose |
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 cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Crepis occidentalis ssp. pumila (Rydb.) Babc. & Stebbins Crepis occidentalis var. pumila (Rydb.) M.Peck Psilochenia occidentalis ssp. pumila (Rydb.) W.A.Weber |
Territory | 7 Northern America 71 Western Canada (BRC British Columbia) 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, ORE Oregon, WAS Washington) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California, NEV Nevada, UTA Utah) |