Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Leucheria scrobiculata D.Don trib. Mutisieae |
Bibliography | Philos. Mag. Ann. Chem. 11: 389 (1832) |
Native Range | nw. Argentina to c. Chile |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2500-4200m |
Description | leaves linear-lanceolate to ovate, pinnatipartite, 1-3cm long, inclusive winged petiole, segments 15-27, crowded, frondose, capitula solitary, ligules to 5mm long |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | blue, white |
Bloom | autumn |
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Type | perennial |
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 spring |
Synonyms | Chabraea glabra DC. Chabraea scrobiculata DC. Chabraea scrobiculata var. pentacephala Phil. Lasiorrhiza glabra (DC.) Kuntze Lasiorrhiza scrobiculata (D.Don) Kuntze Leucheria scrobiculata var. glabra (DC.) Hauman Mimela pedicularifolia Phil. |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest, CLC Chile Central) |