Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Ixeridium sandsii D.J.N.Hind & R.J.Johns trib. Cichorieae |
Bibliography | Kew Bull. 57: 698 (2002) |
Native Range | w. New Guinea |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 3700-4200m |
Description | basal leaves dense, petiolate, elliptic, subentire, acute or obtuse, apiculate, capitula solitary, sessile in rosette, ca. 8mm across, involucre cylindrical |
Size | 1-2cm |
Color | pale yellow |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C division in fall; cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 4 Asia-Tropical 43 Papuasia (NWG New Guinea) |