Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Mniodes subspicata (Wedd.) S.E.Freire & al. trib. Gnaphalieae |
Synonyms | Belloa subspicata Wedd. |
Belloa punae (Cabrera) Cabrera | |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 3100-5000m |
Description | leaves linear-lanceolate to spathulate, obtuse, abaxially grey hirsute, capitula 5mm long, sessile in axils of upper leaves, producing short, leafy spike |
Size | 2-15cm |
Color | |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub, 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, 13-20°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Southern America
Western South America (Bolivia , Ecuador , Peru ) Southern South America (Argentina Northwest) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ASTERACEAE
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