Family | APIACEAE |
Genus species | Azorella monantha Clos |
Bibliography | Fl. Chil. [C.Gay] 3: 79 (1848) |
Native Range | s. & w. Argentina to c. & s. Chile, Falkland Islands |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 0-5100m |
Description | leaves densely imbricate, 3-5mm, lanceolate- or triangular-subulate, acerose-mucronate, glabrous, flowers solitary, sessile amongst leaves |
Size | 3-5cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed when ripe or as soon as possible cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Apleura nucamentacea Phil. Azorella apoda A.Gray Azorella bryoides Phil. Azorella glacialis Phil. Azorella hookeriana Clos Azorella nucamentacea (Phil.) Hauman Azorella sessiliflora Phil. |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, AGW Argentina Northwest, CLC Chile Central, CLS Chile South) 9 Antarctic 90 Subantarctic Islands (FAL Falkland Is.) |