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Gamocarpha selliana Reiche  
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FamilyCALYCERACEAE
Genus speciesGamocarpha selliana Reiche 
BibliographyBot. Jahrb. Syst. 29: 117 (1900)
Native Ranges. Argentina to s. Chile
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude500-1500m
Descriptionbasal leaves in outline narrowly spathulate, tripartite, stem leaves linear, floral heads numerous, involucral bracts triangular, corolla cylindric-infundibuliform
Size5-7cm
Colorwhite
Bloomearly spring
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationsunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed when ripe or as soon as possible
cuttings of rosettes in late summer
SynonymsGamocarpha patagonica Speg.
Gamocarpha selliana var. multicaulis Dusén
Territory8 Southern America
     85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, CLS Chile South)
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