Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Trichocline dealbata (Hook. & Arn.) Griseb. trib. Mutisieae |
Bibliography | Pl. Diaph. Fl. Argent.: 165 (1882) |
Native Range | s. & nw. Argentina to c. Chile |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2000-3800m |
Description | acaulescent, leaves long petiolate, obovate or spathulate, to 4cm long, lobate, abaxially tomentose, adaxially glabrescent, involucre 1-2cm wide |
Size | 2-6cm |
Color | yellow, white |
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, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C cuttings of rosettes in late summer |
Synonyms | Bichenia dealbata D.Don ex Hook. Chaetanthera dealbata Hook. & Arn. Gerbera pulvinata Kuntze Trichocline cineraria var. pulvinata (Kuntze) Hauman |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, AGW Argentina Northwest, CLC Chile Central) |