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Werneria marcida S.F.Blake trib. Senecioneae 
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FamilyASTERACEAE
Genus speciesWerneria marcida S.F.Blake trib. Senecioneae
BibliographyJ. Washington Acad. Sci. 18: 492 (1928)
Native Rangew. Bolivia to w. & s. Peru
Primary BiomeMontane Tropical
Habitatgrassland and rocks
Altitude4500-5000m
Descriptionglabrous, densely leafy, leaves glaucous, in time brownish, ovate-oblong, 1cm, acute, glandular-denticulate, flat, capitula sessile, radiate, involucre 1cm
Size2-5cm
Colorwhite
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationrock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes
alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsWerneria sedoides S.F.Blake
Xenophyllum marcidum (S.F.Blake) V.A.Funk
Territory8 Southern America
     83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, PER Peru)
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