Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Perezia pygmaea Wedd. trib. Mutisieae |
Bibliography | Chlor. Andina 1: 40 (1855) |
Native Range | Peru to nw. Argentina and n. Chile |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 3900-5100m |
Description | acaulescent, leaves shortly petiolate, obovate-spathulate, entire, sparsely setose-ciliate, otherwise glabrous, capitula solitary, phyllaries ovate, sparsely setose-ciliate |
Size | 2-5cm |
Color | blue |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
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, 13-18°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, PER Peru) 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest, CLN Chile North) |