Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Nassauvia uniflora Hauman trib. Mutisieae |
Bibliography | Anales Soc. Ci. Argent. 86: 327 (1918) |
Native Range | nw. Argentina to nc. & c. Chile |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2800-4000m |
Description | subglabrous, leaves crowded, linear-lanceolate, with 1-3 large, spiny teeth, capitula terminal, solitary, sessile amongst upper leaves, involucre cylindrical |
Size | 2-5cm |
Color | white |
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, 13-18°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Nassauvia oligocephala (DC.) Wedd. Panargyrus oligocephalus DC. |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest, CLC Chile Central) |