Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Xenophyllum pseudodigitatum (Rockh.) V.A.Funk trib. Senecioneae |
Synonyms | Werneria pseudodigitata Rockh. |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 4200-5000m |
Description | leaves dense, succulent, spathulate, at apex 3-5-fid, lobes acute, 1-6mm, at base vaginate, glabrous, 8-12mm, capitula sessile, terminal, involucre 8-10mm, phyllaries acute |
Size | 6-10cm |
Color | white-violet |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub, cushion |
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
Southern South America (Argentina Northwest , Chile North) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ASTERACEAE
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