Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Xenophyllum digitatum (Wedd.) V.A.Funk trib. Senecioneae |
Synonyms | Werneria digitata Wedd. |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 4000-4500m |
Description | glabrous, leaves crowded at apex of stems, cuneate, trilobate, segments linear, acute, shortly ciliate, capitula terminal, 2cm in diam., phyllaries lanceolate |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
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 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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