Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Enceliopsis nudicaulis A.Nelson trib. Heliantheae |
Bibliography | Bot. Gaz. 47: 433 (1909) |
Native Range | Idaho to sw. USA |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | stony grassland |
Altitude | 900-2000m |
Description | taproot, densely grey tomentose, leaves only basal, orbiculate to ovate, obtuse, abruptly tapered to petiole, disc 2-4cm across, ligules ca. 21, 25-40mm long |
Size | 10-40cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Encelia nudicaulis A.Gray Enceliopsis nudicaulis var. bairdii S.L.Welsh Enceliopsis nudicaulis var. corrugata Cronquist Enceliopsis tuta A.Nelson Helianthella nudicaulis (A.Gray) A.Gray |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona, CAL California, NEV Nevada, UTA Utah) |