Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Perezia pygmaea Wedd. trib. Mutisieae |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 3900-5100m |
Description | acaulescent, leaves shortly petiolate, obovate-spathulate, entire, sparsely setose-ciliate, otherwise glabrous, capitula solitary, phyllaries ovate, sparsely setose-ciliate |
Size | 2-5cm |
Color | blue |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | rosette, tuft |
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, 13-18°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Southern America
Western South America (Bolivia , Peru ) Southern South America (Argentina Northwest , 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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