Family | APIACEAE |
Genus species | Bolax caespitosa Hombr. & Jacquinot ex Decne. |
Synonyms | Azorella bovei Speg. |
Bolax bovei (Speg.) Dusén | |
Habitat | cold steppes |
Altitude | 0-1500m |
Description | leaves entire, elliptic, 2-3mm long, basally amplexicaule, flowers in compact umbel, achenes brown, oblong-ovoid |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | greenish yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | cushion |
Cultivation | open site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed when ripe or as soon as possible division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Southern America
Southern South America (Argentina South , Chile South) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | APIACEAE
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