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Nassauvia pumila Poepp. & Endl. trib. Mutisieae 
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FamilyASTERACEAE
Genus speciesNassauvia pumila Poepp. & Endl. trib. Mutisieae
BibliographyNov. Gen. Sp. Pl. 1: 13 (1835)
Native Ranges. Argentina to sc. & s. Chile
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocks
Altitude2000-2300m
Descriptioncaespitose, ramose, leaves dense, imbricate, glabrous, oblong-ovate, acute, entire, obscurely ciliate, nitid, capitula in terminal heads, involucre biseriate
Size7-12cm
Colorpurple
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationsunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsNassauvia intermedia Phil.
Nassauvia pumila var. intermedia Reiche
Nassauvia pygmaea var. intermedia (Phil.) Cabrera
Territory8 Southern America
     85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, CLC Chile Central, CLS Chile South)
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