Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Perezia linearis Less. trib. Mutisieae |
Bibliography | Syn. Gen. Compos.: 412 (1832) |
Native Range | s. Argentina to c. & s. Chile |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 600-2000m |
Description | lower leaves effuse, linear, acute, entire, flat, regularly aristate-ciliate, otherwise glabrous, capitula solitary, involucre 6-seriate, bracts lanceolate, ciliate |
Size | 5-30cm |
Color | blue |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Homoianthus linearis (Less.) DC. Homoianthus pectinellus Gand. Homoianthus rigidus Phil. Perdicium recurvatum Poepp. ex Less. |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, CLC Chile Central, CLS Chile South) |