Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Xenophyllum decorum (S.F.Blake) V.A.Funk trib. Senecioneae |
Synonyms | Werneria decora S.F.Blake |
Habitat | screes |
Altitude | 4700-4800m |
Description | leaves 7-10mm, conspicuosly ciliate, linear-cuneate in outline, at apex tridentate, vagina scarious, 2-3mm, petiole flat, 2mm, capitula sessile, radiate, involucre 12mm |
Size | 7-12cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub, carpet |
Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous 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 (Peru) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ASTERACEAE
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