Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Nassauvia argentea Phil. trib. Mutisieae |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1500-2000m |
Description | leaves ovate, mucronate, vaginate, silvery sericeous, capitula in spherical clusters |
Size | 10-25cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Southern America
Southern South America (Argentina South , Argentina Northwest , Chile Central , Chile South) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ASTERACEAE
|