Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Laphamia stansburyi A.Gray trib. Heliantheae |
Bibliography | Smithsonian Contr. Knowl. 3(5): 101 (1852) |
Native Range | Nevada to Utah |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1200-2600m |
Description | stems glandular, leaves alternate, ovate, deltate, sometimes dentate, petiolate, small, capitula terminal, ligules 6-14, 3-6mm long, disc yellow, 7-13mm across |
Size | 10-40cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | 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 | Monothrix stansburyana Torr. Monothrix stansburyi (A.Gray) Rydb. Perityle stansburyi (A.Gray) J.F.Macbr. |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (NEV Nevada, UTA Utah) |