| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Chaetanthera villosa Gillies ex D.Don trib. Mutisieae |
| Synonyms | Carmelita formosa Gay ex DC. |
| Habitat | scree |
| Altitude | 2500-3500m |
| Description | rosettes columnar, leaves silvery sericeous, oblanceolate, 13-22mm long, with few apical denticles, capitula solitary, 3-4cm across, ligules abaxially red |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | orange yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | cushion |
| Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, sunny site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Southern America
Southern South America (Argentina South , Argentina Northwest , Chile Central) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ASTERACEAE
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