Ochagavia carnea
Biostatus
Exotic
Conservation status
Not applicable
Category
Vascular
Structural class
Herbs - Monocots
Simplified description
Forming tight rosettes of spiky curved grey-green leaves with marginal hooked teeth. Inflorescence on a short stem among the leaves, flowers packed into a dense head, corolla bright pink,
Detailed taxonomy
Genus
Family
Ecology
Year naturalised
1997
Origin
Chile
Reason for introduction
Ornamental
Life cycle and dispersal
In NZ is known as a garden discard, growing from dumped rosettes, probably with roots.
Propagation technique
Grows easily by division
Other information
Etymology
carnea: From the Latin carnus ‘flesh’, meaning flesh-coloured