Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Xenophyllum amblydactylum (S.F.Blake) V.A.Funk trib. Senecioneae |
Synonyms | Werneria amblydactyla S.F.Blake |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | glabrous, leaves ca. 9mm, laxly crisped hirsute, glabrescent, margins scarious, entire, petiole thick, flattened, vagina ca. 2mm, capitula subsessile, radiate |
Size | 2-3cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | cushion |
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, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Southern America
Western South America (Peru) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ASTERACEAE
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