Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Nassauvia gaudichaudii Cass. trib. Mutisieae |
Bibliography | Dict. Sci. Nat. [G.-F. Cuvier] ed. 2. 38: 457 (1825) |
Native Range | Falkland Islands |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 0-500m |
Description | densely ramose, leaves minute, imbricate, curvate, rigid, lanceolate, margins spinose-dentate, capitula solitary; fragrant |
Size | 1-5cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Mastigophorus gaudichaudii Cass. |
Territory | 9 Antarctic 90 Subantarctic Islands (FAL Falkland Is.) |