| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Perezia carthamoides (D.Don) Hook. & Arn. trib. Mutisieae |
| Synonyms | Clarionea cathamoides D.Don |
| Perezia diversifolia Meyen | |
| Perezia multicapitata Wedd. | |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 1800-3600m |
| Description | glandular, leaves mainly basal, lanceolate, 4-20cm long, deeply spiny dentate or laciniate, capitula 1-4, campanulate, to 35mm long, ligules 5-14mm long |
| Size | 5-20cm |
| Color | pale blue, pink, white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Southern America
Southern South America (Argentina Northwest , Chile Central) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ASTERACEAE
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