Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Plagiocheilus soliviformis DC. trib. Anthemideae |
Bibliography | Prodr. 6: 142 (1838) |
Native Range | nw. Venezuela to w. South America |
Primary Biome | Wet Tropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2500-4500m |
Description | stems filiform, sparsely pubescent, leaves pinnatipartite, segments trifid, lobes linear, petioles pubescent, capitula solitary, pedicellate, ca. 5mm |
Size | 4-10cm |
Color | 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, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Soliva aculeata Ruiz & Pav. ex F.Phil. |
Territory | 8 Southern America 82 Northern South America (VEN Venezuela) 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, CLM Colombia, ECU Ecuador, PER Peru) |