Family | APIACEAE |
Genus species | Azorella nivalis |
Bibliography | Anales Univ. Chile 85: 703 (1894) |
Native Range | w. Argentina to sc. & s. Chile |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1400-2600m |
Description | leaves pinnate, 5-20mm long, segments linear-lanceolate, acute, flowers 2-15, 2-3mm in diam., in umbel, floral pedicel 2-6mm long |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer, autumn |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed when ripe or as soon as possible cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Mulinum leptacanthum Phil. Mulinum patagonicum Speg. |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, AGW Argentina Northwest, CLC Chile Central, CLS Chile South) |