Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Castroviejoa frigida (Labill.) Galbany, L.Sáez & Benedí trib. Gnaphalieae |
Bibliography | Butl. Inst. Catalana Hist. Nat., Secc. Bot. 71: 134 (2004) |
Native Range | Corsica |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 600-2000m |
Description | appresed silvery hirsute, leaves minute, acute, capitula solitary, terminal, ca. 1cm across, phyllaries white, patent |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | - |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-20°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Gnaphalium bellidiflorum Viv. Gnaphalium frigidum (Labill.) Sch.Bip. Helichrysum frigidum (Labill.) Willd. Helichrysum frigidum var. oxylepis Rouy Helichrysum frigidum var. platylepis Rouy Helichrysum frigidum var. typica Rouy Virginea frigida (Labill.) Nicoli Xeranthemum frigidum Labill. |
Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (COR Corse) |