Family | ARALIACEAE |
Genus species | Hydrocotyle gunnerifolia Wedd. |
Bibliography | Chlor. Andina 2: 189 (1860) |
Native Range | nw. Venezuela to Colombia |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | bogs, marshes |
Altitude | 3500-4000m |
Description | leaves 2-4cm wide, reniform, lobate, lobes 7, triangular-orbiculate, crenate, pilose, long petiolate, umbels 15-20-flowered, flowers pedicellate |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
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Type | perennial |
Cultivation | very moist to boggy, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, sandy soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed when ripe or as soon as possible division in spring; cuttings in late spring and late summer |
Territory | 8 Southern America 82 Northern South America (VEN Venezuela) 83 Western South America (CLM Colombia) |