Family | APIACEAE |
Genus species | Azorella compacta Phil. |
Synonyms | Azorella columnaris H.Wolff |
Azorella prismatoclada Domin | |
Azorella yareta Hauman | |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 3500-5200m |
Description | leaves in solid rosettes, sessile, ovate, coriaceous, 4mm long, crenate, flowers in umbel of five, with short involucre of 5-7 bracts |
Size | 1-5cm |
Color | lavender-blue, pink |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub, carpet |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed when ripe or as soon as possible division in spring |
Territory |
Southern America
Western South America (Bolivia , Peru ) Southern South America (Argentina Northwest , Chile North) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | APIACEAE
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