Family | CALYCERACEAE |
Genus species | Moschopsis leyboldii Phil. |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 3000-4500m |
Description | akin to M. rosulata, but rosettes usually solitary, leaves entire, spathulate-rhombic, 12-25mm long, inflorescence hemispherical, sessile, 25-30mm broad, corolla 3mm long |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | rosette, carpet |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, 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
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