| Family | RUBIACEAE |
| Genus species | Oreopolus glacialis (Poepp. & Endl.) Ricardi |
| Synonyms | Cruckshanksia glacialis Poepp. & Endl. |
| Oreopolus citrinus Schltdl. | |
| Oreopolus patagonicus Speg. | |
| Habitat | scree and moraines |
| Altitude | 300-3500m |
| Description | taproot, leaves elliptic-ovate, 1-3cm long, grey, flowers 3-6 in cluster, corolla tube very long |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | orange, white, yellow |
| Bloom | spring, early summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub, cushion |
| Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed when ripe or as soon as possible cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Southern America
Southern South America (Argentina South , Argentina Northwest , Chile Central , Chile South) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | RUBIACEAE
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