Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Chuquiraga oppositifolia D.Don trib. Barnadesieae |
Synonyms | Barnadesia flavescens Meyen |
Chuquiraga alpina Poepp. ex Less. | |
Chuquiraga chrysantha Fielding & Gardner | |
Habitat | grassland and thickets |
Altitude | 1500-3300m |
Description | yellow-spinose, leaves dense, opposite, oblong, coriaceous, 1-2cm long, silvery sericeous, capitula solitary, terminal, 2cm long |
Size | 50-100cm |
Color | orange, yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in summer |
Territory |
Southern America
Southern South America (Argentina South , Argentina Northwest , Chile Central) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ASTERACEAE
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