Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Perezia lyrata Wedd. trib. Mutisieae |
Bibliography | Chlor. Andina 1: 42 (1855) |
Native Range | s. Argentina to c. & s. Chile |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1500-2000m |
Description | leaves sparsely hirsute, spathulate-linear, irregularly dentate-lobate, petiolate, to 7cm, capitula solitary, terminal, involucre large |
Size | 8-30cm |
Color | white, blue, violet |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Clarionea pinnata Phil. Homoianthus capito Phil. Homoianthus gayanus J.Rémy Homoianthus lyratus J.Rémy Perezia capito (Phil.) Reiche Perezia pinnata (Phil.) Reiche |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, CLC Chile Central, CLS Chile South) |