Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Misbrookea strigosissima (A.Gray) V.A.Funk trib. Senecioneae |
Bibliography | Brittonia 49: 111 (1997) |
Native Range | w. & c. Bolivia to Peru |
Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 2900-5000m |
Description | leaves in rosette, spathulate, 2-3cm long, subcarnose and appressed sericeous, capitula solitary, 3-5cm long, ligules abaxially pink |
Size | 1-5cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | - |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Werneria boraginifolia Kuntze Werneria setosa Wedd. ex Sch.Bip. Werneria strigosissima A.Gray |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, PER Peru) |