Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Packera spellenbergii (T.M.Barkley) C.Jeffrey trib. Senecioneae |
Bibliography | Kew Bull. 47: 101 (1992) |
Native Range | New Mexico |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1600-2200m |
Description | white lanate, basal leaves linear, 1-2cm, revolute, stem leaves reduced, scaly, capitula solitary, ca. 8mm across, involucre uniseriate, purple, ligules 0 or 5-8, 4-7mm long |
Size | 3-6cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | + |
Type | perennial |
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 division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Senecio spellenbergii T.M.Barkley |
Territory | 7 Northern America 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico) |