| Family | CALYCERACEAE |
| Genus species | Gamocarpha gilliesii Miers |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 200-2500m |
| Description | leaves orbiculate-spathulate, floral heads solitary, to 1cm broad, involucral bracts 5-8, connate, spathulate-oblong, acute, corolla 4mm across |
| Size | 2-4cm |
| Color | greenish white |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | rosette, cushion |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed when ripe or as soon as possible cuttings of rosettes in late summer |
| Territory |
Southern America
Southern South America (Argentina Northwest , Chile Central , Chile North) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | CALYCERACEAE
gilliesii gerthii Hicken, Darwiniana 1: 70 (1923)
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