Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Xenophyllum crassum (S.F.Blake) V.A.Funk trib. Senecioneae |
Synonyms | Werneria crassa S.F.Blake |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 3500-5200m |
Description | acaulescent, leaves petiolate, vaginate, vagina long sericeous-lanuginose, lamina sublinear, carnose-coriaceous, obtuse, 1-3cm, capitula sessile, radiate, 25-33mm |
Size | 3-7cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | rosette, carpet |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous 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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