Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Leucheria nutans (J.Rémy) Reiche trib. Mutisieae |
Bibliography | Anales Univ. Chile 116: 208 (1905) |
Native Range | s. Argentina to c. Chile |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1300-2000m |
Description | basal leaves oblong-spathulate, attenuate to long petiole, incised-dentate, glabrous, floral scapes apically tomentose, capitula subspherical, involucral bracts lanceolate |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | rose, whitish |
Bloom | summer |
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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, 13-18°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Chabraea nutans J.Rémy Chabraea poeppigii Phil. Clybatis volckmanni Phil. Lasiorrhiza nutans (J.Rémy) Kuntze |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, CLC Chile Central) |