Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Rockhausenia spathulata (Wedd.) D.J.N.Hind trib. Senecioneae |
Bibliography | Kew Bull. 77: 703 (2022) |
Native Range | Bolivia to nw. Argentina and n. Chile, Ecuador |
Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 4100-5000m |
Description | leaves glabrous, solitary on rhizomes, spathulate, acuminate, thin, long petiolate, 2-4cm, capitula solitary, pedunculate, phyllaries lanceolate |
Size | 1-5cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
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, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Werneria spathulata Wedd. |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, ECU Ecuador) 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest, CLN Chile North) |