Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Trichocline deserticola Zardini trib. Mutisieae |
Bibliography | Darwiniana 20: 304 (1976) |
Native Range | n. Chile |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
Description | leaves arachnose-lanate, spathulate, at apex coarsely dentate, 1-2cm, capitula solitary, terminal, 20-25mm, hemispherical, involucre red-green, ligules abaxially white |
Size | 6-10cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | dry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, dry, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C cuttings of rosettes in late summer |
Synonyms | Onoseris spathulata Phil. Trichocline spathulata (Phil.) Zardini |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (CLN Chile North) |