| Family | MONTIACEAE |
| Genus species | Calandrinia caespitosa Gillies ex Arn. |
| Synonyms | Calandrinia densiflora Phil. |
| Calandrinia diffusa Gillies ex Arn. | |
| Calandrinia rupestris Barnéoud | |
| Habitat | scree |
| Altitude | 800-4200m |
| Description | glabrous, leaves narrow, acute, linear-oblanceolate, with elongate base, petals 5-8, anthers 7-15, sepals triangular-ovate, acute; very variable |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | pink, red, white |
| Bloom | early spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | rosette, tuft |
| Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months 18-21°C cuttings of rosettes in summer |
| Territory |
Southern America
Southern South America (Argentina Northwest , Chile Central , Chile North) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
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| Comments | MONTIACEAE
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