Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Xenophyllum ciliolatum (A.Gray) V.A.Funk trib. Senecioneae |
Synonyms | Werneria ciliolata A.Gray |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 4200-5200m |
Description | aromatic, leaves imbricate, sessile, triangular, carnose, 3mm long, laciniate-denticulate, capitula solitary, sessile at apex of branchlets, involucre purple, ligules few |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | late summer |
Ca | |
Type | decumbent shrub |
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 (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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