Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Nassauvia serpens d‘Urv. trib. Mutisieae |
Synonyms | Nassauvia durvillei Cass. |
Habitat | rocks |
Description | leaves imbricate, oblong-lanceolate, rigid, 12-18mm, acute, mucronate, abaxially sericeous, inflorescence ovoid, 25mm broad, capitula fragrant |
Size | 15-20cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | ascending subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Antarctic
Subantarctic Islands (Falkland Is.) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ASTERACEAE
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