| Family | MONTIACEAE |
| Genus species | Montiopsis potentilloides (Barnéoud) D.I.Ford |
| Synonyms | Calandrinia potentilloides Barnéoud |
| Calandrinia nivalis Phil. | |
| Calandrinia uspallatensis Phil. | |
| Habitat | dry, rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 2500-4200m |
| Description | leaves narrowly oblong-spathulate, silvery, ca. 8-20mm long, flowers 2-5, with 5-6 petals, 15mm across in lax, terminal cyme, floral stem leafy |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | lilac |
| Bloom | early spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | carpet |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months 18-21°C cuttings in summer |
| Territory |
Southern America
Southern South America (Argentina Northwest , Chile Central) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | MONTIACEAE
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