Family | OROBANCHACEAE |
Genus species | Neobartsia inaequalis (Benth.) Uribe-Convers & Tank |
Bibliography | Syst. Bot. 41: 680 (2016) |
Native Range | nw. Venezuela to w. South America |
Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
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 | perennial |
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 |
Synonyms | Bartsia inaequalis Benth. Bartsia laxiflora Benth. |
Territory | 8 Southern America 82 Northern South America (VEN Venezuela) 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, CLM Colombia, ECU Ecuador, PER Peru) |