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Chaetanthera pratensis Phil. trib. Mutisieae 
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FamilyASTERACEAE
Genus speciesChaetanthera pratensis Phil. trib. Mutisieae
BibliographyAnales Univ. Chile 87: 12 (1894)
Native Ranges. Argentina to c. & s. Chile
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatgrassland
Descriptionleaves crowded, spathulate, 3-5mm wide, flat, bright green, sericeous, glabrescent, spinulose or mucronately dentate, capitula solitary, involucre biseriate
Size8-15cm
Coloryellow
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationmesic, slightly humous, sunny site
alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsChaetanthera andina Phil.
Chaetanthera andina var. pratensis Reiche
Chaetanthera araucana Phil.
Chaetanthera comata Phil.
Chaetanthera elegans var. andina (Phil.) Cabrera
Chaetanthera elegans var. pratensis (Phil.) Cabrera
Chaetanthera foliosa Phil.
Chaetanthera montana Phil.
Territory8 Southern America
     85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, CLC Chile Central, CLS Chile South)
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