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Azorella compacta Phil.  
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FamilyAPIACEAE
Genus speciesAzorella compacta Phil. 
BibliographyAnales Mus. Nac. Santiago de Chile 8: 28 (1891)
Native Ranges. Peru to nw. Argentina and n. Chile
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatgrassland
Altitude3500-5200m
Descriptionleaves in solid rosettes, sessile, ovate, coriaceous, 4mm long, crenate, flowers in umbel of five, with short involucre of 5-7 bracts
Size1-5cm
Colorlavender-blue, pink
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationhumous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed when ripe or as soon as possible
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsAzorella columnaris H.Wolff
Azorella prismatoclada Domin
Azorella yareta Hauman
Laretia compacta (Phil.) Reiche
Laretia yareta (Hauman) Mathias & Constance
Territory8 Southern America
     83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, PER Peru)
     85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest, CLN Chile North)
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