Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Lophopappus foliosus Rusby trib. Mutisieae |
Bibliography | Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 21: 487 (1894) |
Native Range | Peru to nw. Argentina and n. Chile |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 3000-4000m |
Description | leaves linear, acuminate, glabrous, capitula solitary, involucre 3-seriate, phyllaries oblong, acute, flowers 5-8, bilabiate |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Proustia foliosa (Rusby) Ferreyra |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, PER Peru) 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest, CLN Chile North) |