Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Solidago nana Nutt. trib. Astereae |
Bibliography | Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc., n.s., 7: 327 (1840) |
Native Range | w. USA to New Mexico |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 1700-2700m |
Description | finely and densely greyish hirsute, basal leaves persistent, oblanceolate, entire, 2-10cm long, inflorescence corymbose, ligules 6-10, ca. 3mm long |
Size | 5-40cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | late summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C division in spring; cuttings in spring |
Synonyms | Aster nanus Kuntze Solidago nivea Rydb. |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, IDA Idaho, MNT Montana) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona, NEV Nevada, UTA Utah) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico) |