Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Aphanactis jamesoniana Wedd. trib. Senecioneae |
Bibliography | Chlor. Andina 1: 142 (1856) |
Native Range | Colombia to Ecuador |
Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 3500-4300m |
Description | leaves crowded, oblong-spathulate, obtuse, at apex obscurely denticulate, margins sparsely hirsute, adaxially distinctly veined, capitula solitary, 3-4mm |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | blue |
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. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (CLM Colombia, ECU Ecuador) |