Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Aphanactis jamesoniana Wedd. trib. Senecioneae |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 3500-4300m |
Description | leaves crowded, oblong-spathulate, obtuse, at apex obscurely denticulate, margins sparsely hirsute, adaxially distinctly veined, capitula solitary, 3-4mm |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | blue |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub, carpet |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Southern America
Western South America (Colombia , Ecuador) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ASTERACEAE
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