Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Xenophyllum rosenii (R.E.Fr.) V.A.Funk trib. Senecioneae |
Synonyms | Werneria roseni R.E.Fr. |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 4000-5200m |
Description | leaves dense, succulent, linear, bifid, lobes acute, 2-4mm, at base vaginate, glabrous, 10-15mm, capitula sessile, terminal, involucre 12-15mm, phyllaries acute |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
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 , Peru ) 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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