Family | MALVACEAE |
Genus species | Acaulimalva acaulis (Dombey ex Cav.) Krapov. |
Synonyms | Malva acaulis Dombey ex Cav. |
Malvastrum acaule (Dombey ex Cav.) A.Gray | |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 3000-4500m |
Description | petioles 3-6cm long, hirsute, leaves broadly ovate, at base truncate, adaxially glabrous, 5-7-lobate, sharply dentate, ciliate, flowers on peduncle of 2-4 |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | greenish yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C rosette cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Southern America
Western South America (Peru) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | MALVACEAE
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