Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Nassauvia lagascae (D.Don) F.Meigen trib. Mutisieae |
Synonyms | Sphaerocephalus lagascae D.Don |
Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
Altitude | 500-4300m |
Description | leaves oblanceolate or ovate-spathulate, on margins with 3-4 denticles, with distinct nervation, glabrous or sparsely pubescent, capitula in cluster, achenes glabrous |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | rosette, carpet |
Cultivation | dry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C division in spring; cuttings 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 | ASTERACEAE
lagascae globosa Skottsb., ibid.
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