| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Xanthisma grindelioides (Nutt.) D.R.Morgan & R.L.Hartm. trib. Astereae |
| Bibliography | Sida 20: 1403 (2003) |
| Native Range | wc. Canada to w. & c. USA |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Altitude | 1000-2400m |
| Description | taproot, leaves tomentose to glabrous, basal leaves reduced, stem leaves rigid, oblong-spathulate, spinulose-dentate, 20-40mm, capitula 1-several, campanulate, discoid |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
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| 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, 16-21°C cuttings in spring and late summer |
| Synonyms | Aster nuttallii (Torr. & A.Gray) Kuntze Eriocarpum grindelioides Nutt. Haplopappus nuttallii Torr. & A.Gray Haplopappus nuttallii var. depressus Maguire Machaeranthera grindelioides (Nutt.) Shinners Machaeranthera grindelioides var. depressa (Maguire) Cronquist & D.D.Keck Sideranthus grindelioides (Nutt.) Britton ex Rusby Xanthisma grindelioides var. depressa (Maguire) D.R.Morgan & R.L.Hartm. |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 71 Western Canada (ABT Alberta, SAS Saskatchewan) 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, WYO Wyoming) 74 North-Central U.S.A. (NDA North Dakota, NEB Nebraska, SDA South Dakota) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona, NEV Nevada, UTA Utah) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico) |
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