Family | LOASACEAE |
Genus species | Grausa lateritia (Gillies ex Arn.) Weigend & R.H.Acuńa |
Bibliography | Taxon 66: 374 (2017) |
Native Range | s. & nw. Argentina to c. Chile |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1300-3000m |
Description | leaves basal, ovate to orbiculate in outline, trifoliolate, leaflets pinnatisect, segments crenate, flowers solitary, erect, pedicellate, in axils of upper leaves |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | orange red |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late spring and summer |
Synonyms | Blumenbachia acaulis Phil. Blumenbachia lateritia (Gillies ex Arn.) Hieron. Loasa acaulis (Phil.) Urb. & Gilg Loasa laciniata Phil. Loasa lateritia Gillies ex Arn. Raphisanthe lateritia (Gillies ex Arn.) Lilja |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, AGW Argentina Northwest, CLC Chile Central) |