Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Gamochaeta alpina (Poepp.) Anderb. & S.E.Freire trib. Gnaphalieae |
Bibliography | Pl. Syst. Evol. 302(8): 1062 (2016) |
Native Range | s. Argentina to c. & s. Chile |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 1250-1900m |
Description | leaves dense, shortly petiolate, suborbiculate or obovate, abaxially white tomentose, capitula terminal, 1-3, sessile, involucre campanulate, 2-seriate, bracts oblong |
Size | 5-20cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-20°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Gamochaetopsis alpina (Poepp. & Endl.) Anderb. & S.E.Freire Laennecia alpina Poepp. Lucilia alpina (Poepp. & Endl.) Cabrera |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest, CLC Chile Central, CLS Chile South) |