Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Urmenetea atacamensis Phil. trib. Mutisieae |
Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
Altitude | 2400-4000m |
Description | leaves thick, coriaceous, petiolate, rhombic, white lanate, denticulate, capitula solitary, terminal, 20-25mm, phyllaries linear, acute, ligules lanate |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | white, rose |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | rosette |
Cultivation | dry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C cuttings of rosettes in late summer |
Territory |
Southern America
Southern South America (Argentina Northwest , Chile North) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ASTERACEAE
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