| Family | MONTIACEAE |
| Genus species | Calandrinia compacta Barnéoud |
| Synonyms | Calandrinia armeriifolia Phil. |
| Calandrinia occulta Phil. | |
| Habitat | snow patches |
| Altitude | 500-4600m |
| Description | leaves linear, obtuse, crowded, 13-38mm, glabrous, flowers with yellow centre, floral pedicels shorter than leaves, sepals narrowly ovate, acute, 6-9mm long |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | pale pink, white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | rosette, tuft |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous 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 Northwest , Chile Central , Chile North) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | MONTIACEAE
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