Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Mutisia linearifolia Cav. trib. Mutisieae |
Bibliography | Icon. 5: 66 (1799) |
Native Range | w. Argentina to c. Chile |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | steppes |
Altitude | 0-2100m |
Description | leaves rigid, linear, sessile, 1-3cm long, shortly mucronate, involucre 20-25mm high, ligules 8-10, 12-17mm long, styles conspicuously bright scarlet |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | pale yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Aplophyllum linearifolium Cass. |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, AGW Argentina Northwest, CLC Chile Central) |