Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Leucheria daucifolia (D.Don) Crisci trib. Mutisieae |
Bibliography | Dawiniana 20: 52 (1976) |
Native Range | Peru to n. Chile |
Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 3500-5200m |
Description | basal leaves bipinnatipartite, segments linear, glandular-villose, floral stems glandular, ramose, capitula 1-7, phyllaries oblong-lanceolate, 3-veined, acute |
Size | 10-20cm |
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, 13-18°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Chabraea daucifolia (D.Don) Wedd. Chabraea laciniata Wedd. Ptilurus daucifolius D.Don |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, PER Peru) 85 Southern South America (CLN Chile North) |