Chiba University Matsudo/Kashiwa Campus Plant Database

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Details of Genus: Perezia Lagasca

ID: 1784

Genus ja:

Genus en:

# spp.: N/A (from genus_families table) | 2 (from names table)

Accepted: Accepted

Family: Asteraceae

Family ja: キク

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Distribution en:

Description en: Genus of about 35 species of upright, tufted, sometimes rhizomatous perennials, and occasionally shrubs and annuals, found in open scree in the mountains of South America. The alternate leaves are entire, toothed, or pinnatifid or pinnatisect with toothed and often spiny margined lobes. Daisy-or thistle-like flowerheads are borne singly or in terminal cymes or panicles. Grow in a scree bed or an alpine house; they are intolerant of winter wet.

Hardiness en: Fully hardy.

Cultivation en:

Propagation en: Sow seed in containers in a cold frame as soon as ripe. Take semi-ripe cuttings in early summer.

Pests en: Aphids, white-flies, and red spider mites may be a problem under glass.

Description ja:

Comment: Andes, Columbia to S Patagonia

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Phylogenetic definition:

Update information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2020-07-05 11:41

Family:

System Accepted? Botanical name Japanese name Infra-familial classification # species
PB2 Asteraceae キク科 Show
PB3 Asteraceae キク科 Show
APG4 Accepted Asteraceae キク科 Show