Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Nassauvia falklandica R.Upson & D.J.N.Hind |
Bibliography | Kew Bull. 68: 318 (2013) |
Native Range | w. Falkland Islands |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | stony grassland |
Altitude | 400-500m |
Description | leaves 5-7mm, ovate-lanceolate, obtuse, ciliate, sparsely denticulate, inflorescence spherical, capitula numerous, involucre obconical, glabrous, bracts oblong, mucronate |
Size | 5-12cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 9 Antarctic 90 Subantarctic Islands (FAL Falkland Is.) |