Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Oritrophium crocifolium (Kunth) Cuatrec. trib. Astereae |
Bibliography | Ciencia (Mexico) 21: 24 (1961) |
Native Range | Ecuador to Peru |
Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 2500-3900m |
Description | basal leaves narrowly linear, acute, entire, margins revolute, glabrous, stem leaves subulate-linear, acute, capitula solitary, phyllaries linear, acuminate, ciliate |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
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 division in spring; cuttings in spring and late summer |
Synonyms | Aster crocifolius Kunth Celmisia crocifolia (Kunth) Sch.Bip. Erigeron crocifolius (Kunth) Wedd. |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (ECU Ecuador, PER Peru) |