Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Werneria rosenii R.E.Fr. trib. Senecioneae |
Bibliography | Nova Acta Regiae Soc. Sci. Upsal., ser. 4, 1(1): 90 (1905) |
Native Range | sw. Bolivia to nw. Argentina |
Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 4000-5200m |
Description | leaves dense, succulent, linear, bifid, lobes acute, 2-4mm, at base vaginate, glabrous, 10-15mm, capitula sessile, terminal, involucre 12-15mm, phyllaries acute |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
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, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Xenophyllum rosenii (R.E.Fr.) V.A.Funk |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia) 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest) |