Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Hulsea nana A.Gray trib. Helenieae |
Bibliography | Pacif. Rail. Rep. Williamson & Abbot, Bot. 6(3; 2): 76 (1858) |
Native Range | Washington to California |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | scree |
Altitude | 2400-3000m |
Description | basal leaves narrowly spathulate, 2-6cm, lobate or dentate, sparsely lanate, capitula solitary, involucre turbinate, phyllaries narrowly obovate, acuminate, ligules 6-10mm long |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C cuttings in late spring and late summer |
Synonyms | Hulsea larsenii (A.Gray) Rydb. Hulsea nana var. larsenii A.Gray Hulsea vulcanica Gand. |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (ORE Oregon, WAS Washington) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California) |