Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Werneria ciliolata A.Gray trib. Senecioneae |
Bibliography | Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 5: 140 (1861) |
Native Range | w. & s. Peru to c. Bolivia |
Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 4200-5200m |
Description | aromatic, leaves imbricate, sessile, triangular, carnose, 3mm long, laciniate-denticulate, capitula solitary, sessile at apex of branchlets, involucre purple, ligules few |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | late 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 | Weneria ciliata Wedd. ex Sch.Bip. Xenophyllum ciliolatum (A.Gray) V.A.Funk |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, PER Peru) |