Family | CALYCERACEAE |
Genus species | Gamocarpha caespitosa (Phil.) S.Denham & Pozner |
Bibliography | Molec. Phylogen. Evol. 130: 224 (2018) |
Native Range | n. Chile |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | dry, rocky slopes |
Altitude | 500-4300m |
Description | leaves thick, long petiolate, oblong, pinnatifid, segments linear, obtuse, phyllaries ca. 5, to one-half connate, corolla long infundibuliform, achenes winged |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
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Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, 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 | Boopis caespitosa Phil. Nastanthus caespitosus (Phil.) Reiche |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (CLN Chile North) |