Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Laphamia gilensis M.E.Jones trib. Heliantheae |
Bibliography | Zoe 2: 15 (1891) |
Native Range | Arizona |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | rocks |
Description | stems glabrous, leaves opposite, petiolate, ovate, ca. 1cm long, the basal dentate, the upper trilobate and dentate, capitula solitary, terminal, phyllaries acute, ligules 5mm |
Size | 10-35cm |
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 | Laphamia arizonica Eastw. Laphamia dura A.Nelson Leptopharynx gilensis (M.E.Jones) Rydb. Perityle gilensis (M.E.Jones) J.F.Macbr. |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona) |