Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Chuquiraga morenonis (Kuntze) C.Ezcurra trib. Barnadesieae |
Bibliography | Darwiniana 26: 256 (1985) |
Native Range | s. Argentina |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 0-500m |
Description | spines orange, leaves crowded, lanceolate, acute, 5-15mm, on both faces sericoeus, capitula solitary, campanulate, 20-25mm long, terminal, involucre spinose |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | orange, yellow |
Bloom | summer |
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Type | shrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in summer |
Synonyms | Chuquiraga argentea Speg. Chuquiraga spinosa var. morenonis Kuntze Doniophyton argenteum Speg. |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South) |