Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Stevia tarijensis Hieron. trib. Eupatorieae |
Bibliography | Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 40: 362 (1908) |
Native Range | Bolivia to nw. Argentina |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 2500-4000m |
Description | leaves sessile, elliptic-lanceolate or ovate, acute, truncate or cuneate, pubescent, abaxially glandular, 1-2cm, sessile, crowded in cluster, involucre 7-8mm |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | white, rose |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia) 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest) |