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Aetheolaena lingulata

Aetheolaena lingulata is a wild daisy-family plant from the montane forests and high-altitude shrublands of the Andes, native to Ecuador and southern Colombia. It is not a commonly cultivated garden or houseplant, so care guidance is limited.

Family
Asteraceae (Daisy family)
Light
Bright indirect
Water
Water when the top of the soil feels dry, avoiding waterlogging.
Soil
Well-drained, moist, slightly acidic mix.
Temperature
12–22 °C; protect below 5 °C.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Colombia (Nariño) to Ecuador
Climate
wet tropical

About

Aetheolaena lingulata is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is found only in Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Other Lasiocephalus plants

Aetheolaena hypoleuca · Aetheolaena ledifolia · Aetheolaena pichinchensis · Lasiocephalus ovatus · Lasiocephalus

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Aetheolaena lingulata by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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