Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Rockhausenia orbignyana (Wedd.) D.J.N.Hind trib. Senecioneae |
Bibliography | Kew Bull. 77: 702 (2022) |
Native Range | w. & c. Bolivia to Peru |
Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2900-5000m |
Description | leaves crowded in rosette, spathulate, long petiolate, scabrous denticulate, tridentate, capitula solitary, large, involucre broadly campanulate, phyllaries lanceolate |
Size | 5-8cm |
Color | rose |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
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 summer |
Synonyms | Werneria mandoniana Wedd. Werneria nuda A.Gray Werneria orbignyana Wedd. Werneria orbignyana var. breviradiata A.Gray Werneria orbignyana var. longifolia Rockh. Werneria pygmaea var. rhodopappa Phil. |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, PER Peru) |