Family | GENTIANACEAE |
Genus species | Halenia pinifolia Ruiz & Pav. ex G.Don |
Synonyms | Swertia pinifolia Ruiz & Pav. ex G.Don |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Description | stems simple, leaves linear, canaliculate, acute, margins scabrous, inflorescence umbellate, calyx lobes ovate, acute, spur straight |
Size | 7-15cm |
Color | golden yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Southern America
Western South America (Peru) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | GENTIANACEAE
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