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Facelis plumosa (Wedd.) Sch.Bip. trib. Gnaphalieae 
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FamilyASTERACEAE
Genus speciesFacelis plumosa (Wedd.) Sch.Bip. trib. Gnaphalieae
BibliographyBull. Soc. Bot. France 12: 81 (1865)
Native RangePeru to nw. Argentina and c. Chile
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude2500-4500m
Descriptionstems thin, procumbent, glabrous, leaves linear-lanceolate or linear, acute, adaxially pilose, abaxially hirsute, capitula solitary, sessile, involucre brownish
Size3-5cm
Color
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationrock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes
alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-20°C
division in spring; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsFacelis weddelliana Beauverd
Lucilia plumosa Wedd.
Territory8 Southern America
     83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, PER Peru)
     85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest, CLN Chile North)
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