| Family | MONTIACEAE |
| Genus species | Calandrinia colchaguensis Barnéoud |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 900-4900m |
| Description | glabrous, leaves succulent, lanceolate to spathulate, dark bronze-olivaceous, 2-8cm long, flowers 20-25mm, with green-yellow centre, sepals ovate and acute, 7-10mm long |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | pink, violet |
| Bloom | early spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | rosette, tuft |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months 18-21°C cuttings of rosettes in summer |
| Territory |
Southern America
Western South America (Bolivia ) Southern South America (Argentina South , Chile Central , Chile South) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | MONTIACEAE
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