Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Cuatrecasasiella argentina (Cabrera) H.Rob. trib. Gnaphalieae |
Bibliography | Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 2(Suppl.): 15 (1985) |
Native Range | Bolivia to nw. Argentina and n. Chile |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 3500-4500m |
Description | stems ramose, leaves in pairs, at base connate, oblong-spathulate, glabrous or lanate, capitula in heads |
Size | 2-5cm |
Color | |
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, 13-20°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Luciliopsis argentina Cabrera |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia) 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest, CLN Chile North) |