Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Nassauvia pyramidalis Meyen trib. Mutisieae |
Synonyms | Nassauvia pungens Phil. |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2000-2700m |
Description | finely hirsute, leaves ovate-lanceolate, semiamplexicaule, spiny serrate, apically with spine, capitula in spherical spike |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
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 cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Southern America
Southern South America (Argentina South , Argentina Northwest , Chile South) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ASTERACEAE
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