Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Sartwellia flaveriae A.Gray trib. Helenieae |
Bibliography | Smithsonian Contr. Knowl. 3(5): 122 (1852) |
Native Range | sc. USA to ne. Mexico |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 700-1900m |
Description | stems glabrous, leaves narrowly linear, 3-5cm long, 1mm wide, glabrous, capitula in corymbose cyme, phyllaries membranous, glabrous, ligules oval, 1-2mm long |
Size | 20-35cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | spring, summer |
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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 | Sartwellia puberula Rydb. |
Territory | 7 Northern America 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico, TEX Texas) 79 Mexico (MXE Mexico Northeast) |