Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Oreoseris nivea DC. trib. Mutisieae |
Bibliography | Prodr. 7: 18 (1838) |
Native Range | sc. China to Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 2800-4500m |
Description | leaves obovate or obovate-spathulate, rounded, pinnatilobate, obscurely dentate, adaxially glabrous, capitula solitary, pendent, 4cm, involucre glabrescent |
Size | 10-25cm |
Color | white |
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 | Arnica nivea (DC.) Wall. Gerbera nivea (DC.) Sch.Bip. Perdicium niveum (DC.) Skeels |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal, WHM West Himalaya) |