Family | APIACEAE |
Genus species | Azorella multifida (Ruiz & Pav.) Pers. |
Bibliography | Syn. Pl. 1: 303 (1805) |
Native Range | nw. Venezuela to w. South America |
Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 2700-4600m |
Description | leaves densely crowded, obovate-cuneate, pinnatifid or deeply incised, segments 3-7, adaxially white aristate, abaxially glabrous, umbel simple, involucral bracts subulate |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed when ripe or as soon as possible cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Azorella laxa H.Wolff Azorella weberbaueri H.Wolff Bolax multifida (Ruiz & Pav.) Spreng. Fragosa multifida Ruiz & Pav. |
Territory | 8 Southern America 82 Northern South America (VEN Venezuela) 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, CLM Colombia, ECU Ecuador, PER Peru) |