Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Perezia ciliaris Hook. & Arn. trib. Mutisieae |
Bibliography | Comp. Bot. Mag. 1: 34 (1835) |
Native Range | Bolivia to nw. Argentina |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2000-3500m |
Description | acaulescent, leaves pinnatisect, segments 3-5, ovate, entire, mucronate, margins loosely spinulose-ciliate, capitula solitary, sessile in the midst of rosette |
Size | 3-5cm |
Color | rose |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Clarionea ciliaris D.Don ex Hook. & Arn. Homoianthus nivalis Phil. Perezia coriacea Tovar Perezia foliosa Rusby Perezia nivalis Wedd. |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia) 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest) |