Family | GENTIANACEAE |
Genus species | Gentianella nummulariifolia (Griseb.) Fabris |
Bibliography | Bol. Soc. Argent. Bot. 8: 169 (1960) |
Native Range | Ecuador |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
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 | 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, 10-13°C division in spring; cuttings in late spring |
Synonyms | Gentiana monnierioides Benth. Gentiana nummulariifolia Griseb. Gentiana nummulariifolia var. laxa Wedd. |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (ECU Ecuador) |