Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Perezia coerulescens Wedd. trib. Mutisieae |
Bibliography | Chlor. Andina 1: 39 (1855) |
Native Range | Peru to nw. Argentina |
Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 3500-5000m |
Description | leaves pinnatisect, segments 6-10, elliptic or oblong, sinuate-denticulate, mucronate, ciliate, glabrous, capitula sessile in rosette, solitary, 15-20mm wide |
Size | 3-8cm |
Color | pale blue |
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, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Perezia burkartii Cabrera Perezia cirsiifolia Wedd. Perezia integrifolia Wedd. Perezia nitidifolia J.Koster Perezia violacea Wedd. |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, PER Peru) 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest) |