Family | GENTIANACEAE |
Genus species | Gentianella nummulariifolia (Griseb.) Fabris |
Synonyms | Gentiana nummulariifolia Griseb. |
Gentiana monnierioides Benth. | |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 3500-4300m |
Description | stems densely leafy, leaves obovate to ovate, 8-15mm, entire, flowers in capitate corymb, corolla hexamerous, lobes oblong |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | white |
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 spring |
Territory |
Southern America
Western South America (Ecuador) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | GENTIANACEAE
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