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Alpine Goldenheads

Toiyabea alpina

Also called Alpine Serpentweed

Toiyabea alpina is a small native wildflower of alpine and subalpine slopes in the Toiyabe and Toquima Mountains of central Nevada, in the daisy family. It is a wild species rarely grown in gardens, and suits only cold, dry, rocky conditions.

Family
Asteraceae (Daisy family)
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly; it is adapted to dry mountain conditions and dislikes soggy soil.
Soil
Gritty, well-drained, mineral soil such as a rocky or serpentine-type mix.
Temperature
Tolerates cold mountain winters; protect from prolonged heat and humidity.
How easy
Hard
Native range
Nevada

About

Toiyabea alpina, the alpine serpentweed, is a species of North American plants in the tribe Astereae within the family Asteraceae. It is native to the Toiyabe and Toquima Mountains of central Nevada (Nye and Lander Counties).

Other Toiyabea plants

Toiyabea eximia · Toiyabea granitica · Serpentweed · Serpentweed

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Toiyabea alpina 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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