Family | CISTACEAE |
Genus species | Crocanthemum dumosum E.P.Bicknell |
Bibliography | Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 40: 613 (1913) |
Native Range | ne. USA |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 0-50m |
Description | akin to H. canadense, hairs often mixed with red glandular hairs, leaves somewhat smaller, flowers more pale and solitary |
Size | 15-25cm |
Color | pale yellow |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Helianthemum dumosum (E.P.Bicknell) Fernald |
Territory | 7 Northern America 75 Northeastern U.S.A. (CNT Connecticut, MAS Masachusettes, NWY New York, RHO Rhode I.) |