Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Nassauvia revoluta D.Don trib. Mutisieae |
Synonyms | Nassauvia brevifolia Phil. |
Nassauvia nivalis Poepp. ex Less | |
Nassauvia sericea Phil. | |
Habitat | scree |
Altitude | 1000-4000m |
Description | grey hirsute, stems leafy, leaves ovate, acute, apically serrate, 5-7mm, capitula in spherical spike, 2-3cm long, outer phyllaries linear, shorter than inner |
Size | 5-20cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, semi-shade |
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
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