| Family | CALYCERACEAE |
| Genus species | Calycera herbacea Cav. |
| Synonyms | Calycera cavanillesii Rich. |
| Calycera squarrosa Miers | |
| Calycera viridiflora (Phil.) Miers | |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Altitude | 2000-4000m |
| Description | leaves lanceolate to spathulate, dentate, long petiolate, 5-10cm, stem solid with several small leaves, floral heads solitary, terminal, 2-4cm wide, achenes spinescent |
| Size | 20-30cm |
| Color | |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | rosette, tuft |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed when ripe or as soon as possible cuttings of rosettes in late summer |
| Territory |
Southern America
Southern South America (Argentina South , Argentina Northwest , Chile Central) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | CALYCERACEAE
herbacea sinuata (Miers) Pontiroli, Revista Mus. La Plata, Secc. Bot., 9(41): 191 (1963)
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