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Hulsea nana
Also called Dwarf Alpine Gold, Little Hulsea
Hulsea nana is a small, clump-forming perennial wildflower from the western US mountains, rarely over 20 cm tall, with a single golden flower head. It is a rock and talus plant that needs sharp drainage and cool, sunny conditions, and it is rarely grown in gardens.
Hulsea nana is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common name dwarf alpinegold. It is native to the western United States from Washington, Oregon, and far northern California.
The plant grows in the talus of volcanic mountains and plateaus.
Pacific hulsea · Shortleaf alpinegold · San Diego alpinegold · Redray alpinegold · Mexican alpinegold · Pumice alpinegold · Alpinegold
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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.
