Family | CALYCERACEAE |
Genus species | Moschopsis rosulata (N.E.Br.) Dusén ex Hicken |
Bibliography | Estud. Bot. Presentados Primera Reunion Nac. Soc. Nat. Tucuman: 239 (1919) |
Native Range | s. Argentina to s. Chile |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 700-2500m |
Description | rosettes 12cm in diam., leaves densely crowded, carnose, spathulate, entire to lobate, petiole broad, flowers small in dense, sessile head, 2-6cm broad |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer, autumn |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny 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 | Acicarpha rosulata N.E.Br. Gamocarpha rosulata (N.E.Br.) Skottsb. Gamocarpha rosulata var. columnaris Skottsb. Moschopsis spathulata Dusén |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, CLS Chile South) |