Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Noticastrum argenteum Cabrera trib. Astereae |
Bibliography | Bol. Soc. Argent. Bot. 15: 326 (1974) |
Native Range | Bolivia to n. Argentina |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocks and scree |
Altitude | 1500-4500m |
Description | leaves sessile, obovate, obtuse, at base long attenuate, semiamplexicaule, densely silvery pubescent, capitula radiate, pedunculate, involucre campanulate, 3-seriate |
Size | 1-10cm |
Color | white, lilac |
Bloom | summer |
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 cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Aster marginatus var. argenteus Wedd. |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia) 85 Southern South America (AGE Argentina Northeast, AGW Argentina Northwest) |