| Family | CALYCERACEAE |
| Genus species | Nastanthus scapiger (J.Rémy) Miers |
| Synonyms | Boopis scapigera J.Rémy |
| Boopis araucana Phil. | |
| Nastanthus chubutensis Speg. | |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Altitude | 500-3000m |
| Description | glabrous, leaves long petiolate, oblong to spathulate, pinnatilobate, floral heads sessile in leaf rosette, bracts of involucre oval, obtuse, at base connate |
| Size | 3-10cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | rosette, carpet |
| 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 South , Argentina Northwest , Chile Central) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | CALYCERACEAE
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