Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Plantago rigida Kunth trib. Plantaginae |
Synonyms | Plantago rigens Schult. |
Plantago rigidiuscula D.Dietr. | |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 3400-5200m |
Description | leaves linear to linear-lanceolate, 7-18mm long, shiny, with yellowish basal sheath, flowers solitary, unisexual, insignificant |
Size | 1-5cm |
Color | |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | carpet |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in spring; cuttings of rosettes in late summer |
Territory |
Southern America
Northern South America (Venezuela ) Western South America (Bolivia , Colombia , Ecuador , Peru) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | PLANTAGINACEAE
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