Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Chaetanthera spathulifolia Cabrera trib. Mutisieae |
Bibliography | Revista Mus. La Plata, Secc. Bot. 1: 141 (1937) |
Native Range | nw. Argentina to nc. Chile |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | scree and moraines |
Altitude | 3000-4000m |
Description | leaves shortly sericeous-lanate, 16-20mm long, spathulate, tapered to narrow pseudopetiole, capitula sessile, solitary, 4-6cm across |
Size | 1-5cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
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Type | perennial |
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 division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Carmelita spathulata Phil. Chaetanthera spathulata (Phil.) Hauman |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest, CLC Chile Central) |