Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Nassauvia planifolia Wedd. trib. Mutisieae |
Bibliography | Chlor. Andina 1: 48 (1855) |
Native Range | s. & nw. Argentina |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 1600-2500m |
Description | leaves ovate or ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, mucronate-dentate, semiamplexicaule, glabrous, capitula in spherical or ovoid heads, achenes glabrous |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
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Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, AGW Argentina Northwest) |