Family | SOLANACEAE |
Genus species | Benthamiella patagonica Speg. |
Synonyms | Benthamiella abietina Skottsb. |
Benthamiella aurea Skottsb. | |
Benthamiella montana Dusén | |
Habitat | cold steppes |
Altitude | 500-1500m |
Description | leaves linear to narrowly lanceolate, 3-6mm long, glandular, flowers distinct, ca. 1cm long, narrowly tubular, corolla lobes subtriangular, obtuse |
Size | 2-5cm |
Color | white, yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | shrub, cushion |
Cultivation | open site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed when ripe or as soon as possible cuttings in summer |
Territory |
Southern America
Southern South America (Argentina South , Chile South) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | SOLANACEAE
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