Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Nassauvia chubutensis Speg. trib. Mutisieae |
Bibliography | Revista Fac. Agron. Univ. Nac. La Plata 3: 615 (1897) |
Native Range | s. Argentina (Chubut) |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 0-1200m |
Description | stems grey tomentose or glabrous, leaves ovate, at apex with trifid spine, on margins with 1-2pairs spines, amplexicaule, glabrous or subpubescent, capitula solitary |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South) |