Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Rockhausenia staticifolia (Sch.-Bip.) D.J.N.Hind trib. Senecioneae |
Bibliography | Kew Bull. 77: 697 (2022) |
Native Range | w. Bolivia to Peru |
Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 3900-5000m |
Description | leaves oblanceolate-linear, basally white lanate, capitula solitary, 4cm, involucre broadly campanulate, phyllaries linear-lanceolate, at base lanate, margins scarious |
Size | 5-15cm |
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, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Werneria caulescens (Wedd.) Rusby Werneria celmisioides Sch.Bip. ex Wedd. Werneria nubigena var. caulescens Wedd. Werneria staticifolia Sch.Bip. Werneria staticifolia var. celmisioides Wedd. |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, PER Peru) |