Family | BIGNONIACEAE |
Genus species | Argylia checoensis (Meyen) I.M.Johnst. |
Bibliography | J. Arnold Arbor. 19: 261 (1938) |
Native Range | n. Chile |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | dry, rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1000-3000m |
Description | silvery hirsute, glandular, leaves 9-20mm wide, palmatipartite, segments 7-9, narrow, shallowly lobate, flowers 12-20mm long in branched raceme |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuberous perennial |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division of resting tubers |
Synonyms | Argylia incana Phil. Argylia sitiens I.M.Johnst. Oxalis checoensis Meyen |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (CLN Chile North) |