Family | CALYCERACEAE |
Genus species | Moschopsis subandina (Speg.) Dusén |
Bibliography | Rep. Princeton Univ. Exped. Patagonia, [G.Macloskie] Botany 8(Suppl.): 254 (1915) |
Native Range | sw. Argentina to sc. & s. Chile |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1500-2500m |
Description | akin to M. rosulata, but leaves only 5-10cm long, always distinctly lobate, inflorescence sessile, hemispherical, composite of 5-10 small heads, corolla 4-5mm long |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | autumn |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed when ripe or as soon as possible cuttings of rosettes in late summer |
Synonyms | Gamocarpha subandina Speg. |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, CLC Chile Central, CLS Chile South) |