Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Cuatrecasasiella isernii (Cuatrec.) H.Rob. trib. Gnaphalieae |
Bibliography | Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 2(Suppl.): 15 (1985) |
Native Range | Ecuador to Peru |
Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 4100-4700m |
Description | stems ramose, leaves sessile, ovate or oblong, 2-3mm, rounded, abaxially arachnose-tomentose, adaxially glabrous, capitula 3-5mm, involucre cylindrical, bracts triseriate |
Size | 3-5cm |
Color | |
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, 13-20°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Luciliopsis bethamiana Phil. Luciliopsis isernii Cuatrec. |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (ECU Ecuador, PER Peru) |