| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Oritrophium limnophilum (Sch.Bip.) Cuatrec. trib. Astereae |
| Synonyms | Erigeron limnophilus Sch.Bip. |
| Erigeron frigidum Wedd. | |
| Erigeron sodiroi Hieron. ex Sod. | |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Altitude | 3600-4800m |
| Description | basal leaves oblong-lanceolate, 2cm, obtuse, petiolate, glabrous, uninerved, stem leaves linear-oblong, acute, capitula solitary, 1cm, phyllaries at margins violet |
| Size | 2-5cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | cushion |
| 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 month, 16-21°C division in spring; cuttings in spring and late summer |
| Territory |
Southern America
Northern South America (Venezuela ) Western South America (Bolivia , Ecuador , Peru) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ASTERACEAE
limnophilum mutisianum (Cuatrec.) Cuatrec., Ciencia (Mexico) 21: 29 (1961)
limnophilum punae Cuatrec., ibid.
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