Family | CALYCERACEAE |
Genus species | Leucocera horrida (Hicken) S.Denham & Pozner |
Bibliography | Taxon 70: 612 (2021) |
Native Range | s. Argentina (n. Neuquén) |
Primary Biome | Subapine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 1500-2000m |
Description | leaves pinnatisect, segments dentate or lobate, involucral bracts triangular, spines on achenes to 3cm long |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed when ripe or as soon as possible cuttings of rosettes in late summer |
Synonyms | Calycera horrida Hicken |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South) |