Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Chionophila jamesii Benth. trib. Cheloneae |
Habitat | scree |
Altitude | 3300-4100m |
Description | stems glabrous, basal leaves thick, entire, spathulate or oblanceolate, glabrous, stem leaves minute, linear, flowers in compact, secund raceme, corolla 12mm long, tubular |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | creamy |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in spring; cuttings in spring |
Territory |
Northern America
Northwestern U.S.A. (Colorado , Wyoming ) South-Central U.S.A. (New Mexico) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | PLANTAGINACEAE
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