Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Laphamia bisetosa Torr. trib. Heliantheae |
Bibliography | Smithsonian Contr. Knowl. 5(6): 106 (1853) |
Native Range | Texas to ne. Mexico |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 1200-1600m |
Description | subglabrous, leaves shortly petiolate, lanceolate to ovate, entire, serrate or lobate, capitula discoid, solitary, 7-8mm, involucre campanulate, phyllaries linear |
Size | 2-12cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | spring, summer |
Ca | + |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Perityle bisetosa (Torr.) Shinners Perityle bisetosa var. appressa A.M.Powell Perityle bisetosa var. scalaris A.M.Powell Perityle bisetosa var. spathulata A.M.Powell |
Territory | 7 Northern America 77 South-Central U.S.A. (TEX Texas) 79 Mexico (MXE Mexico Northeast) |