Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Arnicastrum glandulosum Greenm. trib. Helenieae |
Bibliography | Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 39: 115 (1903) |
Native Range | n. Mexico |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
Description | stems apically glandular, leaves sessile, opposite, lanceolate, 5-8cm, entire, rigid, on both faces scabrously strigose, capitula solitary, involucre 1cm, ligules 12-14mm |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | dry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, dry, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C division in early spring |
Territory | 7 Northern America 79 Mexico (MXE Mexico Northeast, MXN Mexico Northwest) |