| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Melampodium leucanthum Torr. & A.Gray trib. Heliantheae |
| Bibliography | Fl. N. Amer. 2: 271 (1842) |
| Native Range | w. & c. USA to n. Mexico |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | stony grassland |
| Altitude | 200-2500m |
| Description | leaves lanceolate, linear-oblong or linear, pinnatilobate, ultimate segments entire, capitula solitary, pedicellate, ligules oblong-elliptic, 7-13mm long |
| Size | 10-40cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado) 74 North-Central U.S.A. (KAN Kansas, OKL Oklahoma) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico, TEX Texas) 79 Mexico (MXE Mexico Northeast, MXN Mexico Northwest) |