| Family | CALCEOLARIACEAE |
| Genus species | Calceolaria polyrhiza Cav. |
| Synonyms | Calceolaria acutifolia Witasek |
| Calceolaria bergii Hieron. | |
| Calceolaria lanceolata Cav. | |
| Habitat | cold steppes |
| Altitude | 500-2000m |
| Description | stoloniferous, sparsely hirsute, leaves crowded, lanceolate, petiolate, obscurely crenate, 4-6cm long, flowers solitary, ca. 25mm long, purple variegate |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | - |
| Type | carpet |
| Cultivation | open site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Southern America
Southern South America (Argentina South , Argentina Northwest , Chile Central , Chile South) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | CALCEOLARIACEAE
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