| Common Name |
Winterfat |
| Latin Name |
Ceratoides lanata |
| Native Habitat |
Western U. S. and from Alaska to Mexico from sea level
to 10,000 feet |
| Soil |
Dry, decomposed granite, sand, clay loam low in organic
content, well drained |
| Water |
Once or twice per month
|
| Height X Width |
2 feet X 3 feet |
| Protective Mechanism |
None |
| Leaves |
Grey, evergreen, covered with dense hairs |
| Garden Suitability |
Thornless, Songbird, Mountain, Moonlight |
| Ornamental Value |
Silvery leaves, white hairs on leaves
in fall |
| Nature Value |
Browsed by wild game |
| Native American Uses |
Medicinal, ceremonial |
| Links |
|
| Images and data |
http://www.desert-tropicals.com/Plants/Chenopodiaceae/Ceratoides_lanata.html |
| Images and data |
http://www.plantsofthesouthwest.com/cgi-bin/plantview.cgi?_recordnum=1244 |
| Images |
http://www.opsu.edu/UnivSchools/ScienceMathNurs/PlantsGrassh/plants/pasturefiles/pasture73.html |
| Images and
data |
http://www.usask.ca/agriculture/plantsci/classes/range/krascheninnikovia.html |
| Distribution |
http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=KRLA2&photoID=eula5_2v.jpg |
| Nursery, images, and
data |
http://www.laspilitas.com/plants/305.htm |
| Images |
http://www.swcoloradowildflowers.com/White%20Enlarged%20Photo%20Pages/krascheninnikovia%20lanata.htm |
