| Family | CALYCERACEAE |
| Genus species | Boopis graminea Phil. |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 1500-2000m |
| Description | leaves only basal, linear, entire, 3-7cm long, heads solitary, phyllaries 8, triangular, acute, at base connate, obtuse, corolla cylindric-infundibuliform |
| Size | 10-35cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | carpet |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed when ripe or as soon as possible cuttings of rosettes in late summer |
| Territory |
Southern America
Southern South America (Argentina South , Chile Central) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | CALYCERACEAE
graminea bracteata Reiche, Anales Univ. Chile 106: 1035 (1900)
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