Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Nassauvia lagascae F.Meigen trib. Mutisieae |
Bibliography | Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 18: 445 (1894) |
Native Range | Argentina to Chile |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 500-4300m |
Description | leaves oblanceolate or ovate-spathulate, on margins with 3-4 denticles, with distinct nervation, glabrous or sparsely pubescent, capitula in cluster, achenes glabrous |
Size | 3-7cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
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, 13-18°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Caloptilium lagascae Hook. & Arn. Nassauvia lagascae f. glabrescens Hauman Nassauvia lagascae f. solitaria J.M.Watson & A.R.Flores Nassauvia lagascae f. typica Skottsb. Panargyrus lagascae DC. Portalesia procumbens Meyen Sphaerocephalus lagascae D.Don |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, AGW Argentina Northwest, CLC Chile Central, CLS Chile South) |