Family | APIACEAE |
Genus species | Azorella trifurcata (Gaertn.) Pers. |
Bibliography | Syn. Pl. 1: 303 (1805) |
Native Range | w. & s. Argentina to Chile |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 0-3500m |
Description | leaves densely imbricate, shiny, coriaceous, 6-12mm long, cuneate, trifid, segments acute, flowers 6-14 in umbels, closely above leaves |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | yellowish |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | ind |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed when ripe or in spring cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Azorella albida Phil. Azorella caespitosa Cav. Azorella crassifolia Pers. Azorella gilliesii (Hook.) Hook. & Arn. Azorella rahmeri Phil. Azorella trifurcata var. normalis Kuntze Azorella trifurcata var. rahmeri (Phil.) Kuntze Azorella trifuscata Hook. Azorella triscuspidata Lam. Azorella utriculata Griseb. Bolax caespitosa Spreng. Bolax gilliesii Hook. Bolax trifurcata (Gaertn.) Spreng. ex Steud. Chamitis complicata Banks & Sol. ex Hook.f. Chamitis tricuspidata Gaertn. Chamitis trifurcata Gaertn. Fischera caespitosa (Cav.) Spreng. |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, AGW Argentina Northwest, CLC Chile Central, CLN Chile North, CLS Chile South) |