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Werneria rosea Hieron. trib. Senecioneae 
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FamilyASTERACEAE
Genus speciesWerneria rosea Hieron. trib. Senecioneae
BibliographyBot. Jahrb. Syst. 28: 648 (1901)
Native Rangesc. Ecuador
Primary BiomeMontane Tropical
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude3800-4300m
Descriptionleaves imbricate, sessile, vaginate, glabrous, succulent, at base attenuate, cylindrical, obtuse, vagina 9mm, lamina 6mm, capitula amongst upper leaves, shortly pedicellate, ca. 12mm
Size3-5cm
Colorrose
Bloomlate spring, summer
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, 16-21°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsWerneria humilis var. rosea (Hieron.) Rockh.
Werneria purpurea Spruce ex Rockh.
Xenophyllum roseum (Hieron.) V.A.Funk
Territory8 Southern America
     83 Western South America (ECU Ecuador)
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