Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Misbrookea strigosissima (A.Gray) V.A.Funk trib. Senecioneae |
Synonyms | Werneria strigosissima A.Gray |
Werneria boraginifolia Kuntze | |
Werneria setosa Wedd. ex Sch.Bip. | |
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 | carpet |
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 |
Territory |
Southern America
Western South America (Bolivia , Peru) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ASTERACEAE
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