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Azorella crenata (Ruiz & Pav.) Pers.  
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FamilyAPIACEAE
Genus speciesAzorella crenata (Ruiz & Pav.) Pers. 
BibliographySyn. Pl. 1: 302 (1805)
Native Rangenw. Venezuela to Peru
Primary BiomeMontane Tropical
Habitatgrassland
Altitude3200-4600m
Descriptionleaves crowded, petiolate, obovate, cuneate, acute-crenate, abaxially densely hirsute, petioles imbricate, umbels solitary, bracts of involucre linear-lanceolate
Size5-10cm
Colorwhite
Bloomlate spring, summer
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationhumous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed when ripe or as soon as possible
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsAzorella cladorrhiza (Ruiz & Pav.) Pers.
Azorella crenata var. compacta (Phil.) Wedd.
Azorella crenata var. mutisiana (Hieron. ex H.Wolff) Hieron.
Azorella ecuadorensis Domin
Azorella mutisiana Hieron. ex H.Wolff
Azorella reniformis (Ruiz & Pav.) Pers.
Azorella vareschii Suesseng. & Launert
Bolax cladorrhiza (Ruiz & Pav.) Spreng.
Bolax crenata (Ruiz & Pav.) Spreng.
Fragosa cladorrhiza Ruiz & Pav.
Fragosa crenata Ruiz. & Pav.
Fragosa glabra Lag.
Fragosa reniformis Ruiz & Pav.
Territory8 Southern America
     82 Northern South America (VEN Venezuela)
     83 Western South America (CLM Colombia, ECU Ecuador, PER Peru)
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