Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Stevia tarijensis Hieron. trib. Eupatorieae |
Synonyms | Stevia bangii Beauverd ex Herzog |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 2500-4000m |
Description | leaves sessile, elliptic-lanceolate or ovate, acute, truncate or cuneate, pubescent, abaxially glandular, 1-2cm, sessile, crowded in cluster, involucre 7-8mm |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | white, rose |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | tuft, fl. stem decumbent |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Southern America
Western South America (Bolivia ) 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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