Baccharis caespitosa (Ruiz & Pav.) Pers.


Family	ASTERACEAE
Genus species	Baccharis caespitosa (Ruiz & Pav.) Pers. trib. Astereae
Synonyms	Molina caespitosa Ruiz & Pav.
Habitat	grassland and rocks
Altitude	2800-5000m
Description	glabrous, leaves crowded, 4-10mm, obtuse, spathulate to broadly elliptic, carnose, capitula solitary, campanulate, discoid, 4-7mm across, apically on short branchlets
Size	1-2cm
Color	yellow
Bloom	spring, summer
Ca
Type	shrub, carpet
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 , Ecuador , Peru ) Southern South America (Argentina Northwest , Chile Central , Chile North)
Bibliography	Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org

Comments	ASTERACEAE Baccharis caespitosa (Ruiz & Pav.) Pers., Syn. Pl. [Persoon] 2(2): 425 (1807) Basionym: Molina caespitosa Ruz & Pav., Syst. Veg. Fl. Peruv. Chil. 1: 203 (1798) 2800-5000m ============================================================================= caespitosa typica ined. Synonyms: Baccharis alpina nivalis Wedd. Baccharis tricuneata minifolia Cuatrec. w. & s. South America 83 BOL ECU PER 85 AGW CLC CLN caespitosa nummuloides (Heering) Cuatrec., Revista Acad. Colomb. Ci. Exact. 13(50): 219 (1969) Basionym: Baccharis alpina nummuloides Heering, Jahrb. Hamburg. Wiss. Anst. 21(3): 35 (1904) Bolivia, nw. Argentina 83 BOL 85 AGW caespitosa procumbens (Hieron.) Joch.Müll., Syst. Bot. Monogr. 76: 305 (2006) Basionym: Baccharis procumbens Hieron., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 36(5): 479 (1905) Peru 83 PER caespitosa surculosa (Wedd.) Cuatrec., Revista Acad. Colomb. Ci. Exact. 13(50): 219 (1969) Basionym: Baccharis alpina surculosa Wedd., Chlor. Andina 1: 168 (1856) Peru 83 PER