Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Werneria digitata Wedd. trib. Senecioneae |
Bibliography | Chlor. Andina 1: 86 (1856) |
Native Range | sc. Bolivia to sc. & s. Peru |
Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 4000-4500m |
Description | glabrous, leaves crowded at apex of stems, cuneate, trilobate, segments linear, acute, shortly ciliate, capitula terminal, 2cm in diam., phyllaries lanceolate |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
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 late summer |
Synonyms | Werneria digitata var. lanata Rockh. Xenophyllum digitatum (Wedd.) V.A.Funk |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, PER Peru) |