Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Chaetanthera lanata I.M.Johnst. trib. Mutisieae |
Bibliography | Physis (Buenos Aires) 9: 325 (1929) |
Native Range | nw. Argentina to c. & nc. Chile |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | steppes |
Altitude | 2000-3800m |
Description | leaves crowded below capitula, rhombic-ovate to suborbiculate, lanate, petiolate, obtuse, capitula solitary, involucre hemispherical, phyllaries linear, acute |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
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Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Chaetanthera grandiflora Steud. Chaetanthera philippii B.L.Rob. Chondrochilus grandiflorus Phil. Chondrochilus involucratus Phil. Chondrochilus lanatus (Phil.) Phil. Tylloma involucratum (Phil.) Reiche Tylloma lanatum Phil. |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest, CLC Chile Central, CLN Chile North) |