Family | CALYCERACEAE |
Genus species | Gamocarpha graminea (Phil.) S.Denham & Pozner |
Bibliography | Molec. Phylogen. Evol. 130: 225 (2018) |
Native Range | s. Argentina to c. & s. Chile |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1500-2000m |
Description | leaves only basal, linear, entire, 3-7cm long, heads solitary, phyllaries 8, triangular, acute, at base connate, obtuse, corolla cylindric-infundibuliform |
Size | 10-35cm |
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 of rosettes in late summer |
Synonyms | Boopis graminea Phil. Boopis graminea var. bracteata Reiche |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, CLC Chile Central, CLS Chile South) |