| Family | LOASACEAE |
| Genus species | Caiophora chuquitensis (Meyen) Urb. & Gilg |
| Synonyms | Loasa chuquitensis Meyen |
| Caiophora superba Phil. | |
| Loasa heptamera Wedd. | |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 1000-4500m |
| Description | leaves lanceolate, 6cm long, pinnatisect, segments dentate, acute, floral stem sparsely leafy, tomentose, flowers 2-4 in cluster, petals spreading |
| Size | 20-85cm |
| Color | red-orange |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C root cuttings in spring |
| Territory |
Southern America
Western South America (Bolivia , Peru ) Southern South America (Argentina Northwest , Chile North) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | LOASACEAE
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