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Rockhausenia pinnatifida (J.Rémy) D.J.N.Hind trib. Senecioneae 
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FamilyASTERACEAE
Genus speciesRockhausenia pinnatifida (J.Rémy) D.J.N.Hind trib. Senecioneae
BibliographyKew Bull. 77: 694 (2022)
Native RangePeru to nw. Argentina and n. Chile
Primary BiomeMontane Tropical
Habitatgrassland
Altitude3500-5000m
Descriptionleaves in rosette, glabrous, long petiolate, pinnatisect, segments entire to pinnatifid, capitula on short scape, discoid, involucre hemispherical, phyllaries linear-oblong
Size5-10cm
Color
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationhumous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsWerneria heteroloba Wedd.
Werneria heteroloba f. microcephala Rockh.
Werneria heteroloba var. obtusiloba (S.F.Blake) Rockh.
Werneria obtusiloba S.F.Blake
Werneria pinnatifida J.Rémy
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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