Family | APIACEAE |
Genus species | Azorella pulvinata Wedd. |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 4300-4900m |
Description | leaves erect, orbiculate-cuneate, pinnatifid, segments 5, triangular-subulate, acerose, long hirsute, petiolate, umbels 3-flowered, bracts of involucre 4-5, linear, acute |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub, cushion |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed when ripe or as soon as possible 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 | APIACEAE
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