Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Chaetanthera tenuifolia D.Don trib. Mutisieae |
Bibliography | Philos. Mag. Ann. Chem., n.s., 11: 391 (1832) |
Native Range | nw. Argentina to c. Chile |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | leaves crowded, narrowly lanceolate to linear, in upper part dentate-mucronate, grey-green, silvery pubescent, capitula solitary, pedunculate, involucre cylindrical, green |
Size | 8-15cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
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 cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Chaetanthera chilensis var. tenuifolia (D.Don) Cabrera Chaetanthera eryngioides D.Don. Chaetanthera spinulosa Cass. |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest, CLC Chile Central) |