Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Gamochaeta polybotrya (Phil.) Cabrera trib. Gnaphalieae |
Bibliography | Fl. Patagonica 7: 127 (1971) |
Native Range | s. Argentina to c. Chile |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 0-1500m |
Description | lanate, stems simple, densely leafy at base, leaves narrowly spathulate, mucronate, basally attenuate, capitula in spikelets in axils of upper leaves, producing leafy spike |
Size | 10-25cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-20°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Gnaphalium polybotryum Phil. |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, CLC Chile Central) |