| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Leucheria purpurea (Vahl) Hook. & Arn. trib. Mutisieae |
| Synonyms | Perdicium purpureum Vahl |
| Habitat | cold steppes |
| Altitude | 500-1000m |
| Description | leaves 3-15cm, narrowly obovate, long petiolate, pinnatisect, segments acute, irregular, subglabrous, capitula solitary, hemispherical, ligules to 6mm long |
| Size | 3-15cm |
| Color | red |
| Bloom | spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | open site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Southern America
Southern South America (Argentina South , Chile South) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ASTERACEAE
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