Family | CALYCERACEAE |
Genus species | Boopis anthemoides Juss. |
Bibliography | Ann. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. 2: 350 (1803) |
Native Range | Argentina to Uruguay |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 0-3500m |
Description | glabrous, leaves pectinate-partite, segments 3-7, narrowly linear, mucronate, involucral bracts triangular, connate, denticulate, anthers inside of corolla tube |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed when ripe or as soon as possible cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Boopis anthemoides var. andina Hieron. Boopis anthemoides f. patagonica Hicken Boopis anthemoides var. rigidula (Miers) Griseb. Boopis anthemoides var. subintegrifolia Hicken Boopis anthemoides var. subscandens Speg. Boopis rigidula Miers Boopis rigidula var. patagonica Hieron. |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGE Argentina Northeast, AGS Argentina South, AGW Argentina Northwest, URU Uruguay) |