Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Chrysactinium acaule (Kunth) Wedd. trib. Liabeae |
Bibliography | Chlor. Andina 1: 212 (1857) |
Native Range | Ecuador to Peru |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 2200-4500m |
Description | leaves lanceolate, acute, denticulate, 2-3cm, shortly petiolate, adaxially glabrous, green, abaxially white tometose, capitula solitary, 25-30mm, involucre glabrous |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months 18-21°C cuttings of rosettes in late summer |
Synonyms | Andromachia acaulis Kunth Chrysactinium arthrothrix (S.F.Blake) H.Rob. & Brettell Chrysactinium longiradiatum (Hieron.) H.Rob. & Brettell Chrysactinium tenuius (S.F.Blake) H.Rob. & Brettell Liabum acaule (Kunth) DC.. Liabum arthrothrix S.F.Blake Liabum longiradiatum Hieron. Liabum tenuius S.F.Blake Solidago acaulis (Kunth) Spreng |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (ECU Ecuador, PER Peru) |