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Gamochaeta alpina (Poepp.) Anderb. & S.E.Freire trib. Gnaphalieae 
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FamilyASTERACEAE
Genus speciesGamochaeta alpina (Poepp.) Anderb. & S.E.Freire trib. Gnaphalieae
BibliographyPl. Syst. Evol. 302(8): 1062 (2016)
Native Ranges. Argentina to c. & s. Chile
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocks
Altitude1250-1900m
Descriptionleaves dense, shortly petiolate, suborbiculate or obovate, abaxially white tomentose, capitula terminal, 1-3, sessile, involucre campanulate, 2-seriate, bracts oblong
Size5-20cm
Colorwhite
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeshrub
Cultivationsunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-20°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsGamochaetopsis alpina (Poepp. & Endl.) Anderb. & S.E.Freire
Laennecia alpina Poepp.
Lucilia alpina (Poepp. & Endl.) Cabrera
Territory8 Southern America
     85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest, CLC Chile Central, CLS Chile South)
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