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Dendrophorbium gesnerifolium

Dendrophorbium gesnerifolium is a little-studied Andean daisy-family species native to high-elevation grassland in Ecuador, rarely grown in cultivation. Care details below are general guidance for the genus rather than documented for this species.

Family
Asteraceae (Daisy family)
Light
Full sun
Water
Water when the top of the soil begins to dry, avoiding waterlogging.
Soil
Well-drained, moderately fertile mix such as loam with added grit.
Temperature
10–24 °C; protect below 2 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Ecuador

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Dendrophorbium gesnerifolium is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is found only in Ecuador. Its natural habitat is tropical high-elevation grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Other Dendrophorbium plants

Dendrophorbium amplexicaule · Dendrophorbium angelense · Dendrophorbium balsapampae · Dendrophorbium dielsii · Dendrophorbium dodsonii · Dendrophorbium ingens · Dendrophorbium peregrinum · Dendrophorbium pericaule · Dendrophorbium pururu · Dendrophorbium scytophyllum · Dendrophorbium solisii · Dendrophorbium tipocochense

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Dendrophorbium gesnerifolium 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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