Family | OROBANCHACEAE |
Genus species | Neobartsia laniflora (Benth.) Uribe-Convers & Tank |
Bibliography | Syst. Bot. 41: 680 (2016) |
Native Range | nw. Venezuela to Colombia and ne. Ecuador |
Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2000-4500m |
Description | stems puberulent, basal leaves oblong-linear, obtuse, crenate, the upper broadly lanceolate, inflorescence lanate, calyx purple, ovate, corolla 9mm long |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | yellow-white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
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, 10-16°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Bartsia laniflora Benth. Bartsia spissifolia Pennell Bartsia tachirensis Pennell |
Territory | 8 Southern America 82 Northern South America (VEN Venezuela) 83 Western South America (CLM Colombia, ECU Ecuador) |