Family | CALYCERACEAE |
Genus species | Gamocarpha selliana Reiche |
Bibliography | Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 29: 117 (1900) |
Native Range | s. Argentina to s. Chile |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 500-1500m |
Description | basal leaves in outline narrowly spathulate, tripartite, stem leaves linear, floral heads numerous, involucral bracts triangular, corolla cylindric-infundibuliform |
Size | 5-7cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | early spring |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed when ripe or as soon as possible cuttings of rosettes in late summer |
Synonyms | Gamocarpha patagonica Speg. Gamocarpha selliana var. multicaulis Dusén |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, CLS Chile South) |