Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Petradoria pumila (Nutt.) Greene trib. Astereae |
Bibliography | Erythea 3: 13 (1895) |
Native Range | sw. & wc.USA |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1000-3400m |
Description | leafy, rigid stems, basal leaves linear to oblanceolate, thinly petiolate, 5-8cm, stem leaves sessile, upper leaves scaly, phyllaries acuminate, glabrous |
Size | 10-25cm |
Color | yellow |
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, 16-21°C cuttings in spring and late summer |
Synonyms | Aster pumilus (Nutt.) Kuntze Chrysoma pumila Nutt. Petradoria pumila var. petiolaris A.Nelson Solidago petradoria S.F.Blake Solidago pumila (Nutt.) Torr. & A.Gray |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, IDA Idaho, WYO Wyoming) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona, CAL California, NEV Nevada, UTA Utah) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico) |