| Family | MALVACEAE |
| Genus species | Nototriche orbignyana (Wedd.) A.W.Hill |
| Synonyms | Malvastrum orbignyanum Wedd. |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 4000-4500m |
| Description | hirsute, leaves in rosette, petiolate, 10-12mm, flabellate to palmatitripartite, middle segment linear, tridentate, the lateral entire to pinnate, flowers sessile amongst leaves |
| Size | 3-5cm |
| Color | rich blue |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | cushion |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Southern America
Western South America (Bolivia , Peru ) Southern South America (Chile North) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | MALVACEAE
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