Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Perezia megalantha Speg. trib. Mutisieae |
Synonyms | Perezia oleracea Kuntze |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 500-1200m |
Description | glandular-pilose, subcarnose, leaves spathulate, 3-7cm, crenate, dentate to lobate, capitula up to three per rosette, 2-3cm long and wide, ligules 9-14mm long |
Size | 7-20cm |
Color | pink, lilac, 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, 13-18°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Southern America
Southern South America (Argentina South , Chile South) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ASTERACEAE
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