Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Rockhausenia villosa (A.Gray) D.J.N.Hind trib. Senecioneae |
Bibliography | Kew Bull. 77: 697 (2022) |
Native Range | Bolivia to nw. Argentina |
Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 3000-5000m |
Description | leaves linear, acute or subobtuse, basally vaginate, entire, glabrous, 4-10cm, capitula pedunculate, peduncles lanuginose, flowers radiate, solitary, phyllaries acuminate |
Size | 5-6cm |
Color | white, rose |
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 acerosifolia Hieron. Werneria dombeyana (Wedd.) Hieron. Werneria nubigena var. dombeyana Wedd. Werneria villosa A.Gray |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia) 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest) |