Family | TROPAEOLACEAE |
Genus species | Tropaeolum hookerianum Barnéoud |
Habitat | sands and rocks |
Altitude | 0-700m |
Description | stems to 1m long, leaves palmatipinnate, segments 5-7, obovate, flowers long pedunculate, ca. 25mm across, three lower petals longer |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | bright yellow |
Bloom | winter, spring |
Ca | |
Type | tuberous perennial |
Cultivation | open site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 month, 10-16°C division of resting tubers |
Territory |
Southern America
Southern South America (Chile Central) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | TROPAEOLACEAE
hookerianum pilosum J.M.Watson & A.R.Flores, Gayana, Bot. 57(1): 63 (2000)
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