Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Hypochaeris arenaria Gaudich. trib. Cichorieae |
Bibliography | Ann. Sci. Nat. (Paris) 5: 103 (1825) |
Native Range | s. Argentina to c. & s. Chile, Falkland Islands |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | steppes |
Altitude | 0-2500m |
Description | leaves obovate-lanceolate, petiolate, obtuse, entire to pinnatifid, lanate, capitula solitary, involucre campanulate, tomentose |
Size | 5-25cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Achyrophorus andinus DC. Achyrophorus arenarius (Gaudich.) DC. Achyrophorus glabrescens Steud. Achyrophorus humilis Phil. Achyrophorus praemorsus Webb ex Walp. Achyrophorus webbii Sch.Bip. Hypochaeris andina (DC.) Benth. & Hook. Hypocheris andina var. laciniata Phil. Hypochaeris arenaria var. andina (DC.) Cabrera Hypochaeris humilis (Phil.) Reiche Hypochaeris pygmaea Phil. Hypochaeris ushuaiae Skottsb. Leontodon arenarius (Gaudich) Albov Seriola andina Poepp. ex DC. |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, CLC Chile Central, CLS Chile South) 9 Antarctic 90 Subantarctic Islands (FAL Falkland Is.) |