Podistera eastwoodiae
A small perennial Apiaceae native to subalpine and alpine meadows of Colorado, Utah, and New Mexico, forming dense ground cover with glossy, deeply serrated, fan-shaped leaflets and compact yellow inflorescences that bloom in summer on rocky slopes, in genus Podistera described by Rose and Coulter and named by Mathias and Constance.
Common Names
Eastwood's Woodroot
Summary
A small, dwarf, ground-cover perennial in the Apiaceae native to high-elevation subalpine to alpine meadows in Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah; it features bright-green, tight, ladder-like leaves, a distinctive stylopodium, and umbels of flowers that range from golden yellow to greenish-yellow, with bright yellow at full maturity common.
In cultivation it grows with little moisture in full sun and poor, well-drained soil, with winter protection from moisture, and is suitable for alpine-house cultivation.
Lifecycle
Perennial
Height
4-10 inches
Spread
4-10 inches
Sunlight Requirements
Ideally full sun.
Soil Type
Poor, well-drained soil
Soil Drainage
Well-drained soil
Bloom Color
Insignificant
Bloom Time
Summer
Foliage Color
Yellow, bright-green
Fall Foliage Color
Yellow
Growth Rate
Unknown
Seasons of Interest
Summer
Propagation Methods
Seeds (fresh seeds)
Taxonomy
- Taxonomic Rank
- Species
- Author
- (J.M.Coult. & Rose) Mathias & Constance
- Publication
- Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 69: 247 (1942)
Superior Taxa
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Subkingdom
- Pteridobiotina
- Phylum
- Angiosperms
- Order
- Apiales
- Family
- Apiaceae
- Genus
- Podistera