Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Mniodes longifolia (Cuatrec. & Aristeg.) S.E.Freire & al. trib. Gnaphalieae |
Synonyms | Lucilia longifolia Cuatrec. & Aristeg. |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 2000-4500m |
Description | leaves sessile, lanceolate, 2-5cm, winged petiolate, obtuse, mucronate, entire, abaxially silvery tomentose, adaxially densely lanate, capitula solitary, terminal, sessile, 10mm |
Size | 5-8cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | rosette, tuft |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-20°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Southern America
Northern South America (Venezuela ) Western South America (Bolivia , Colombia , Ecuador , Peru) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ASTERACEAE
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