Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Paranephelius ovatus Wedd. trib. Liabeae |
Bibliography | Chlor. Andina 1: 214 (1857) |
Native Range | Bolivia to Peru |
Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 3000-5200m |
Description | leaves 2-4cm, ovate to elliptic, irregularly serrate, glabrous, abaxially white tomentose, capitula solitary, sessile, 35-40mm across |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 18-21°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Liabum bullatum (A.Gray ex Wedd.) Hieron. Liabum jelskii Hieron. Liabum ovatum (Wedd.) Ball Liabum ovatum var. hirtum Perkins Liabum wurdackii (H.Rob.) Ferreyra Paranephelius bullatus A.Gray ex Wedd. Paranephelius jelskii (Hieron.) H.Rob. & Brettell Paranephelius ovatifolius A.Gray ex Wedd. Paranephelius wurdackii H.Rob. |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, PER Peru) |