| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Perezia purpurata Wedd. trib. Mutisieae |
| Synonyms | Perezia atacamensis (Phil.) Reiche |
| Perezia hunzikeri Cabrera | |
| Perezia keshua Cabrera | |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 4200-4600m |
| Description | leaves lanceolate, 2-12cm long, long petiolate, spinose-dentate, capitula solitary, narrow, to 2cm long, outer involucre red, glandular-hirsute |
| Size | 5-30cm |
| Color | blue, yellow, white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| 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, 13-18°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Southern America
Western South America (Bolivia ) Southern South America (Argentina Northwest , Chile Central , Chile North) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ASTERACEAE
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