Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Werneria villosa A.Gray trib. Senecioneae |
Synonyms | Werneria caulescens Griseb. |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 3000-5000m |
Description | leaves linear, acute or subobtuse, basally vaginate, entire, glabrous, 4-10cm, capitula pedunculate, peduncles lanuginose, flowers radiate, solitary, phyllaries acuminate |
Size | 5-6cm |
Color | white, rose |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | rosette |
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 ) Southern South America (Argentina Northwest) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ASTERACEAE
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