Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Chaetanthera renifolia (J.Rémy) Cabrera trib. Mutisieae |
Synonyms | Elachia renifolia J.Rémy |
Chaetanthera crenata (Phil.) F.Meigen | |
Chondrochilus crenatus Phil. | |
Habitat | snow patches |
Altitude | 3500-4000m |
Description | leaves carnose, orbiculate-rhombic, long petiolate, crenulate, capitula solitary, surrounded by upper stem leaves, involucre globular, ligules sparsely hirsute |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | rosette, tuft |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Southern America
Southern South America (Chile Central) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ASTERACEAE
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