Family | CAMPANULACEAE |
Genus species | Lysipomia acaulis Kunth |
Synonyms | Lobelia androsacea Willd. ex Schult. |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 3400-4400m |
Description | leaves 10-15mm, linear, obtuse, entire, flat, rigid, in upper part ciliate, flowers numerous, sessile, shorter than leaves, calyx lobes unequal, obtuse, glabrous |
Size | 1-3cm |
Color | blue |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub, carpet |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in winter, uncovered, light, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C basal cuttings in spring |
Territory |
Southern America
Western South America (Ecuador , Peru) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CAMPANULACEAE
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