Family | OROBANCHACEAE |
Genus species | Neobartsia inaequalis (Benth.) Uribe-Convers & Tank |
Synonyms | Bartsia inaequalis Benth. |
Bartsia laxiflora Benth. | |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1000-4000m |
Description | stems pilose, leaves 3-4cm, oblong-lanceolate, obtuse, crenate or serrate, the upper cordate-amplexicaule, flowers in lax spike, calyx campanulate, corolla 20mm long |
Size | 20-35cm |
Color | deep red, purple |
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 winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Southern America
Northern South America (Venezuela ) Western South America (Bolivia , Colombia , Ecuador) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | OROBANCHACEAE
inaequalis brachyantha (Diels) Uribe Convers & Tank, ibid.
inaequalis duripilis (Edwin) Uribe-Convers & Tank, Syst. Bot. 41(3): 680 (2016)
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