Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Nassauvia serpens d‘Urv. trib. Mutisieae |
Bibliography | Mém. Soc. Linn. Paris 4: 609 (1826) |
Native Range | Falkland Islands |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Description | leaves imbricate, oblong-lanceolate, rigid, 12-18mm, acute, mucronate, abaxially sericeous, inflorescence ovoid, 25mm broad, capitula fragrant |
Size | 15-20cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Nassauvia durvillei Cass. |
Territory | 9 Antarctic 90 Subantarctic Islands (FAL Falkland Is.) |