| Family | CALYCERACEAE |
| Genus species | Nastanthus caespitosus (Phil.) Reiche |
| Synonyms | Boopis caespitosa Phil. |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 500-4300m |
| Description | leaves thick, long petiolate, oblong, pinnatifid, segments linear, obtuse, phyllaries ca. 5, to one-half connate, corolla long infundibuliform, achenes winged |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | rosette, cushion |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed when ripe or as soon as possible cuttings of rosettes in late summer |
| Territory |
Southern America
Southern South America (Chile North) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | CALYCERACEAE
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