Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Erigeron apiculatus Benth. trib. Astereae |
Bibliography | Pl. Hartw.: 204 (1845) |
Native Range | Ecuador |
Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 2900-3400m |
Description | lower leaves spathulate, entire, upper leaves pinnatifid, segments obovate, obtuse, mucronate, hirsute, capitula in dense corymb, involucre hemispherical, ligules tridentate |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | white, blue |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C division in spring; cuttings in spring and late summer |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (ECU Ecuador) |