Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Chuquiraga longiflora (Griseb.) Hieron. trib. Barnadesieae |
Bibliography | Bol. Acad. Nac. Ci. 4: 359 (1881) |
Native Range | s. Bolivia to nw. Argentina |
Primary Biome | Seasonally Dry Tropical |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 2100-4000m |
Description | spinose, leaves opposite, glabrous, shiny, 1-3cm, narrowly elliptic to oblong, mucronate, capitula campanulate, solitary, 3-5cm long |
Size | 50-150cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in summer |
Synonyms | Chuquiraga chrysantha var. longiflora Griseb. Chuquiraga grisebachii Hieron. Chuquiraga oppositifolia var. macrocephala Wedd. |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia) 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest) |