Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Werneria staticifolia Sch.-Bip. trib. Senecioneae |
Synonyms | Werneria canaliculata Sch.Bip. |
Werneria caulescens (Wedd.) Rusby | |
Werneria celmisioides Sch.Bip. ex Wedd. | |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 3900-5000m |
Description | leaves oblanceolate-linear, basally white lanate, capitula solitary, 4cm, involucre broadly campanulate, phyllaries linear-lanceolate, at base lanate, margins scarious |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained 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 (Bolivia , Peru) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ASTERACEAE
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