Family | RUBIACEAE |
Genus species | Cruckshanksia hymenodon Hook. & Arn. |
Bibliography | Bot. Misc. 3: 361 (1833) |
Native Range | nw. Argentina to nc. & n. Chile |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1000-3500m |
Description | leaves whitish green, lanceolate, acute, 2-4cm long, sepals 2-5, cordate, orbiculate, 10-17mm wide, flowers 25mm long and 10-12mm across, in compact raceme |
Size | 10-25cm |
Color | orange yellow |
Bloom | summer |
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Type | perennial |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed when ripe or as soon as possible division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Cruckshanksia bustillosii Phil. Cruckshanksia hymenodon var. bustillosii (Phil.) Ricardi Rotheria laceolata Meyen |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest, CLC Chile Central, CLN Chile North) |