| Family | CALCEOLARIACEAE |
| Genus species | Calceolaria nivalis Kunth |
| Synonyms | Calceolaria deflexa Willd. ex Link |
| Calceolaria fasciculata Willd. ex Link | |
| Calceolaria padifolia Kunth | |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 2500-3700m |
| Description | glabrous, branchlets terete, leaves 20-25mm, ovate, acute, crenate-serrate, abaxially yellowish, subcarnose, inflorescence paniculate, flowers thinly pedicellate |
| Size | 20-45cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | shrub |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Southern America
Western South America (Ecuador , Peru) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | CALCEOLARIACEAE
nivalis cerasifolia (Benth.) Molau, Bot. Not. 132: 36 (1979)
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