Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Achyrocline latifolia Wedd. trib. Gnaphalieae |
Bibliography | Chlor. Andina 1: 148 (1856) |
Native Range | w. & c. Bolivia |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 3000-4500m |
Description | white tomentose, stems ascendent, leaves elliptic or oblong-lanceolate, acute, on base long attenuate, not decurrent, 3-nerved, flowers in heads, phyllaries yellow |
Size | 8-15cm |
Color | |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
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, 13-20°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia) |