Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Eriophyllum arachnoideum (Fisch. & Avé-Lall.) Greene trib. Helenieae |
Bibliography | Man. Bot. San Francisco: 207 (1894) |
Native Range | California |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sands and rocks |
Altitude | 0-700m |
Description | taproot, leaves alternate, rhombic to oblanceolate, pinnatilobate, lobes 3-5, oblong or triangular, dentate, abaxially arachnose |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny 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 | Bahia arachnoidea Fisch. & Avé-Lall. Bahia trolliifolia DC. Eriophyllum lanatum var. arachnoideum (Fisch. & Avé-Lall.) Jeps. Eriophyllum trolliifolium Lag. Helenium trolliifolium Spreng. |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California) |