Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Mniodes santanica (Cabrera) S.E.Freire & al. trib. Gnaphalieae |
Bibliography | Pl. Syst. Evol. 301: 1246 (2014) |
Native Range | Bolivia to n. Argentina |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 3100-5000m |
Description | stems weak, leaves obovate, at base subtapered, vaginate, abaxially lanate, adaxially densely lanuginose, capitula solitary |
Size | 2-4cm |
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 cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Belloa santanica (Cabrera) Cabrera Gnaphalium santanicum Cabrera Lucilia santanica (Cabrera) S.E.Freire Luciliocline santanica (Cabrera) Anderb. & S.E.Freire |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia) 85 Southern South America (AGE Argentina Northeast, AGW Argentina Northwest) |