Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Antennaria microcephala A.Gray trib. Gnaphalieae |
Bibliography | Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 10: 74 (1874) |
Native Range | Oregon to nevada and California |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | silvery sericeous, caespitose, stems densely leafy, leaves oblanceolate or spathulate, the upper smaller, subulate, floral heads minute, numerous, involucre glabrous, russet |
Size | 10-25cm |
Color | |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-20°C basal cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Antennaria argentea ssp. aberrans A.Nelson Antennaria luzuloides ssp. aberrans (A.Nelson) R.J.Bayer & Stebbins Antennaria luzuloides var. microcephala (A.Gray) Cronquist Antennaria pyramidata Greene |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (ORE Oregon) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California, NEV Nevada) |