Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Nassauvia looseri Cabrera trib. Mutisieae |
Bibliography | Darwiniana 24: 363 (1982) |
Native Range | c. Chile (Santiago) |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | pubescent, leaves crowded, narrowly lanceolate, spiny dentate, apex with long spine, capitula in dense cluster amongst leaves |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
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 heterophylla Reiche Panargyrus acerorum Phil. Panargyrus heterophyllus Phil. |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (CLC Chile Central) |