Family | MALVACEAE |
Genus species | Cristaria integerrima Phil. |
Synonyms | Cristaria borchersii Phil. |
Cristaria foliosa Phil. | |
Cristaria oxyptera Phil. | |
Habitat | steppes |
Altitude | 0-1500m |
Description | stems ramose, long adpressed hirsute, leaves numerous, crowded at base, ovate, entire, sinuate, dentate, membranous, sepals acute, corolla ca. 1cm across |
Size | 10-25cm |
Color | violet |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Southern America
Southern South America (Chile North) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | MALVACEAE
integerrima lobulata (Phil.) Muńoz-Schick, Bol. Mus. Nac. Hist. Nat., Santiago de Chile 45: 64 (1996)
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