Family | RUBIACEAE |
Genus species | Cruckshanksia verticillata Phil. |
Bibliography | Anales Univ. Chile 85: 737 (1894) |
Native Range | c. & n. Chile |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
Altitude | 100-1000m |
Description | leaves verticillate, ternate, pinnate, flowers in heads, sepals 6mm, cordate, mucronate, flowers 13mm long |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed when ripe or as soon as possible cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Cruckshanksia capitata var. paradoxa (Phil.) Reiche Cruckshanksia paradoxa Phil. |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (CLC Chile Central, CLN Chile North) |