Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Gamochaeta deserticola Cabrera trib. Gnaphalieae |
Habitat | sands and rocks |
Altitude | 2500-5000m |
Description | lanate, stems simple, leaves crowded at base, spathulate, apically rounded, basally attenuate, capitula in compact, terminal spike, phyllaries ovate |
Size | 3-10cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-20°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Southern America
Western South America (Bolivia ) 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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