Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Hypochaeris meyeniana (Walp.) Griseb. trib. Cichorieae |
Synonyms | Oreophila meyeniana Walp. |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1700-5200m |
Description | leaves lanceolate-elliptic or obovate, pinnatisect, runcinate, on base attenuate, dentate or entire, glabrous or margins pilose, capitula sessile, ligules 6-13mm long |
Size | 1-8cm |
Color | yellow, yellowish orange |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | rosette, tuft |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Southern America
Western South America (Bolivia , Peru ) 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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