Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Xenophyllum sotarense (Hieron.) V.A.Funk trib. Senecioneae |
Synonyms | Werneria sotarensis Hieron. |
Werneria leucobryoides S.F.Blake | |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 3500-5200m |
Description | leaves green, in time brownish, linear-subulate, imbricate, acuminate, densely long ciliate, otherwise glabrous, capitula minute, sessile, radiate, involucre 6mm |
Size | 3-5cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | late spring, 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 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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