Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Chuquiraga morenonis (Kuntze) C.Ezcurra trib. Barnadesieae |
Synonyms | Chuquiraga argentea Speg. |
Habitat | cold steppes |
Altitude | 0-500m |
Description | spines orange, leaves crowded, lanceolate, acute, 5-15mm, on both faces sericoeus, capitula solitary, campanulate, 20-25mm long, terminal, involucre spinose |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | orange, yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | shrub, carpet |
Cultivation | open site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in summer |
Territory |
Southern America
Southern South America (Argentina South) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ASTERACEAE
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