Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Gutierrezia spathulata (Phil.) Kurtz trib. Astereae |
Bibliography | Bol. Acad. Nac. Ci. 13: 194 (1893) |
Native Range | nw. Argentina (Mendoza) |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | steppes |
Altitude | 1000-3500m |
Description | resinose, leaves oblanceolate, acute, ciliate, 5-25mm, capitula solitary or up to 5, 30-45mm across, in terminal cyme |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | orange, yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C cuttings in late spring and late summer |
Synonyms | Brachyris spathulata Phil. Gutierrezia pulviniformis Cabrera Gutierrezia spathulata var. ochroleuca Kurtz |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest) |