Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Nassauvia dentata Griseb. trib. Mutisieae |
Bibliography | Abh. Königl. Ges. Wiss. Göttingen 6: 125 (1856) |
Native Range | s. Argentina to sc. & s. Chile |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1000-1500m |
Description | leaves dense, subglabrous, ovate-lanceolate, acute, flat, at base sparsely serrate, 1cm long, capitula in terminal spike |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Nassauvia cespitosa Wedd. Nassauvia patula Phil. |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, CLC Chile Central, CLS Chile South) |