Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Gamochaeta neuquensis Cabrera trib. Gnaphalieae |
Bibliography | Bol. Soc. Argent. Bot. 9: 372 (1961) |
Native Range | s. Argentina to s. Chile |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 500-1500m |
Description | silvery lanate, stems procumbent, weak, evenly leafy, leaves lanceolate, sharply mucronate, at base attenuate, capitula few in dense terminal clusters |
Size | 5-12cm |
Color | white |
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, 13-20°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, CLS Chile South) |