| Family | POLYGALACEAE |
| Genus species | Acanthocladus tehuelchum Speg. |
| Synonyms | Polygala darwiniana A.W.Benn. |
| Polygala tehuelchum (Speg.) Speg. | |
| Habitat | cold steppes |
| Altitude | 0-1000m |
| Description | leaves elliptic, oblong or linear-spathulate, 3-9mm long, shortly petiolate, thick, flowers 4-6mm long, up to six in spicate raceme; biennial |
| Size | 20-30cm |
| Color | bluish |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | open site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Southern America
Southern South America (Argentina South , Chile South) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | POLYGALACEAE
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