Family | CALCEOLARIACEAE |
Genus species | Calceolaria ericoides Juss. ex Vahl |
Synonyms | Calceolaria canescens Willd. ex Schult. |
Habitat | grassland and thickets |
Altitude | 2500-4500m |
Description | pubescent, densely leafy, leaves minute, 10-15mm, linear, obtuse, sessile, entire, margins revolute, hirsute, flowers numerous in panicle, calyx tomentose, lobes ovate, acute |
Size | 20-35cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
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Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C cuttings in late summer |
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 | CALCEOLARIACEAE
ericoides peruviana Molau, Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 47: 131 (1988)
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