Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Symphyotrichum potosinum (A.Gray) G.L.Nesom trib. Astereae |
Bibliography | Phytologia 77: 289 (1995) |
Native Range | Arizona to Mexico |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | alluvial gravel |
Altitude | 1500-1900m |
Description | leaves thin, glabrous, petiolate, lanceolate, 5-12cm, on base attenuate, entire, acuminate, capitula in panicle, involucre cylindrical, ligules 5-7mm long |
Size | 15-35cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | late summer |
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Type | perennial |
Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, sunny site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C division in spring; cuttings in spring |
Synonyms | Aster lemmonii A.Gray Aster potosinus A.Gray |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona) 79 Mexico (MXC Mexico Central, MXE Mexico Northeast, MXG Mexico Gulf, MXN Mexico Northwest, MXS Mexico Southwest) |