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Pachylaena atriplicifolia D.Don ex Hook. & Arn. trib. Mutisieae 
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FamilyASTERACEAE
Genus speciesPachylaena atriplicifolia D.Don ex Hook. & Arn. trib. Mutisieae
BibliographyCompan. Bot. Mag. 1: 106 (1835)
Native RangeArgentina to Chile
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude1000-4000m
Descriptionleaves suborbiculate to broadly ovate or elliptic, dentate, glaucous, glabrous, subcarnose, petiole 1-5cm long, capitula 1-4, sessile, broadly campanulate, 3-5cm across
Size5-10cm
Colorpink, purple, yellow
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationsunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C
division in spring; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsChionoptera gayophyta DC.
Pachylaena gayophyta (DC.) Hieron.
Territory8 Southern America
     85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, AGW Argentina Northwest, CLC Chile Central, CLN Chile North)
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