Family | GENTIANACEAE |
Genus species | Gentianella nevadensis (Gilg) Weaver & Rüdenberg |
Synonyms | Gentiana nevadensis Gilg |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 3000-4400m |
Description | akin to G. corymbosa, leaves soft, not coriaceous, cyme lax, few flowered, flowers only 10-12mm long |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | pink, violet |
Bloom | spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft, fl. stem erect |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C division in spring; cuttings in late spring |
Territory |
Southern America
Northern South America (Venezuela ) Western South America (Colombia , Ecuador) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | GENTIANACEAE
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