Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Gaillardia multiceps Greene trib. Heliantheae |
Bibliography | Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 24: 512 (1897) |
Native Range | Arizona to Texas and ne. Mexico |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | stony grassland |
Description | stems finely pubescent, leaves numerous, petiolate, alternate, thick, punctate, the basal oblanceolate, the upper linear, entire, capitula solitary, ligules 5-6mm |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | yellow-purple |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
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 division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Gaillardia multiceps var. microcephala B.L.Turner |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico, TEX Texas) 79 Mexico (MXE Mexico Northeast) |