Family | APIACEAE |
Genus species | Azorella monantha Clos |
Synonyms | Azorella apoda A.Gray |
Azorella bryoides Phil. | |
Azorella hookeriana Clos | |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 0-5100m |
Description | leaves densely imbricate, 3-5mm, lanceolate- or triangular-subulate, acerose-mucronate, glabrous, flowers solitary, sessile amongst leaves |
Size | 3-5cm |
Color | white |
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 when ripe or as soon as possible cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Southern America
Southern South America (Argentina South , Argentina Northwest , Chile Central , Chile South ) Antarctic Subantarctic Islands (Falkland Is.) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | APIACEAE
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