Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Werneria pseudodigitat Rockh. trib. Senecioneae |
Bibliography | Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 70: 288 (1939) |
Native Range | nw. Argentina |
Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 4200-5000m |
Description | leaves dense, succulent, spathulate, at apex 3-5-fid, lobes acute, 1-6mm, at base vaginate, glabrous, 8-12mm, capitula sessile, terminal, involucre 8-10mm, phyllaries acute |
Size | 6-10cm |
Color | white-violet |
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 | Xenophyllum pseudodigitatum (Rockh.) V.A.Funk |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest) |