Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Werneria rosea Hieron. trib. Senecioneae |
Bibliography | Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 28: 648 (1901) |
Native Range | sc. Ecuador |
Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 3800-4300m |
Description | leaves imbricate, sessile, vaginate, glabrous, succulent, at base attenuate, cylindrical, obtuse, vagina 9mm, lamina 6mm, capitula amongst upper leaves, shortly pedicellate, ca. 12mm |
Size | 3-5cm |
Color | rose |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
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 cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Werneria humilis var. rosea (Hieron.) Rockh. Werneria purpurea Spruce ex Rockh. Xenophyllum roseum (Hieron.) V.A.Funk |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (ECU Ecuador) |