Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Nassauvia looseri Cabrera trib. Mutisieae |
Synonyms | Panargyrus heterophyllus Phil. |
Nassauvia heterophylla (Phil.) Reiche | |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | pubescent, leaves crowded, narrowly lanceolate, spiny dentate, apex with long spine, capitula in dense cluster amongst leaves |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
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 cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Southern America
Southern South America (Chile Central) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ASTERACEAE
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