| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Pyrrocoma carthamoides Hook. trib. Astereae |
| Bibliography | Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 307 (1803) |
| Native Range | British Columbia to nw. USA |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | stony grassland |
| Altitude | 400-3100m |
| Description | taproot, leaves 5-40cm long, dentate to entire, stem leaves reduced, capitula 1-several, rather large, ligules 0-30, unconspicuous |
| Size | 5-50cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C cuttings in spring and late summer |
| Synonyms | Aster carthamoides (Hook.) Kuntze Haplopappus carthamoides A.Gray Haplopappus carthamoides var. erythropappus (Rydb.) H.St.John Haplopappus carthamoides ssp. erythropappus (Rydb.) H.M.Hall Haplopappus carthamoides ssp. rigidus H.M.Hall Haplopappus carthamoides var. rigidus (Rydb.) M.Peck Haplopappus carthamoides ssp. typicus H.M.Hall Hoorebekia carthamoides (Hook.) Piper Pyrrocoma cusickii Greene Pyrrocoma erythropappa Rydb. Pyrrocoma rigida Rydb. |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 71 Western Canada (BRC British Columbia) 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, ORE Oregon, WAS Washington, WYO Wyoming) |