Family | CALYCERACEAE |
Genus species | Moschopsis dentata (Phil.) Pozner & S.Denham |
Bibliography | Taxon 70: 613 (2021) |
Native Range | s. Argentina to c. Chile |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1500-2500m |
Description | hirsute, leaves densely crowded along stem, spathulate-linear, thick, 5-dentate, to 12mm long, heads terminal, nearly hidden amongst upper leaves |
Size | 5-8cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed when ripe or as soon as possible cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Gamocarpha dentata Phil. Gamocarpha dentata var. glaucescens Hicken |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, CLC Chile Central) |