Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Perezia inermis Wedd. trib. Mutisieae |
Bibliography | Chlor. Andina 1: 39 (1855) |
Native Range | n. Chile |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | leaves densely imbricate, 1cm, linear, entire, apically spinose, glabrous, margins revolute, capitula solitary, 15mm across, phyllaries linear-lanceolate, spinose |
Size | 4-7cm |
Color | blue, white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
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 | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (CLN Chile North) |