Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Erigeron pulcher Phil. trib. Astereae |
Bibliography | Anales Univ. Chile 43: 487 (1873) |
Native Range | nw. Argentina to c. Chile |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2700-3200m |
Description | leaves linear-spathulate, obtuse, hirsute, petiolate, 2-4cm long, stem leaves linear, capitula terminal, solitary, involucre white hirsute |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | pale purple |
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, 16-21°C division in spring; cuttings in spring and in late summer |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest, CLC Chile Central) |