Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Nassauvia digitata Wedd. trib. Mutisieae |
Bibliography | Chlor. Andina 1: 48 (1855) |
Native Range | s. Argentina to c. Chile |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | steppes |
Altitude | 2000-3500m |
Description | lower leaves crowded, imbricate, obovate, pinnatifid, spinulose-serrate, adaxially glabrous, abaxially appresed pilose, capitula in compact, spherical spike |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
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Type | shrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Nassauvia lycopodioides Phil. |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, CLC Chile Central) |