| Family | CALCEOLARIACEAE |
| Genus species | Calceolaria ascendens Lindl. |
| Synonyms | Calceolaria nivalis Steud. & Hochst. ex Benth. |
| Calceolaria rugosa Hook. | |
| Calceolaria uspallatensis Kraenzl. | |
| Habitat | grassland and thickets |
| Altitude | 0-2100m |
| Description | branchlets dark red, arachnose, leaves ovate, acute, 3cm, irregularly dentate, flowers in small corymb, lower lip orbiculate, ventricose, throat broad |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | dark orange |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | decumbent shrub |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Southern America
Southern South America (Chile Central) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | CALCEOLARIACEAE
ascendens glandulifera (Witasek) Pennell in Moldenke, Lilloa 10: 355 (1944)
ascendens pristiphylla (Phil.) Kraenzl., Pflanzenr. [Engler] IV. 257C: 82 (1907)
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