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Chrysactinia acerosa

Chrysactinia acerosa is a small evergreen subshrub from the Asteraceae family, rarely more than 20 cm tall, with needle-like leaves and yellow daisy-like flowers. It is a desert plant that needs dry, sunny, well-drained conditions.

Family
Asteraceae (Daisy family)
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly and let the soil dry fully between waterings.
Soil
Very well-drained, gritty or sandy mix with minimal organic matter.
Temperature
Tolerates warm days and cool nights; protect from frost, roughly below -5 °C.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
NE. Mexico

About

Chrysactinia acerosa is a Mexican species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to the states of Nuevo León and San Luis Potosí of northeastern Mexico.

Chrysactinia acerosa is a small evergreen subshrub rarely more than 20 cm (8 inches) tall. It is branched, with very narrow, needle-like leaves. Flower heads have yellow ray flowers and yellow disc flowers. Achenes are black. The species grows in dry locations in desert regions.

Other Chrysactinia plants

Chrysactinia lehtoae · Chrysactinia luzmariae · Damianita · Chrysactinia pinnata · Chrysactinia truncata · Chrysactinia

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Chrysactinia acerosa by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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