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Lucilia adpressa (Vell.) Sitowski & al. trib. Gnaphalieae 
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FamilyASTERACEAE
Genus speciesLucilia adpressa (Vell.) Sitowski & al. trib. Gnaphalieae
BibliographyPhytotaxa 574: 283 (2022)
Native RangeBolivia to Brazil and nw. Argentina
Primary BiomeSeasonally Dry Tropical
Habitatrocks
Altitude1900-3500m
Descriptionsilvery hirsute, leaves numerous, 3-5mm long, lanceolate, acute, appresed, imbricate, capitula 1cm long, solitary, narrow, terminal, involucre brownish
Size10-20cm
Color
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationrock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes
alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-20°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsChrysocoma adpressa Vell., Fl. Flumin.: 332 (1829)
Hymenopholis imbricata Gardner
Lucilia flagelliformis Wedd.
Lucilia glomerata Baker
Lucilia lycopodioides (Less.) S.E.Freire
Oligandra lucilioides Less.
Oligandra lycopodioides Less.
Territory8 Southern America
     83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia)
     84 Brazil (BZC Brazil West-Central, BZL Brazil Southeast, BZS Brazil South)
     85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest)
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