Family | MALVACEAE |
Genus species | Acaulimalva crenata (A.W.Hill.) Krapov. |
Synonyms | Malvastrum crenatum A.W.Hill |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 3500-4600m |
Description | petioles 3-5cm long, densely tomentose, leaves orbiculate, cordate, adaxially strigose, 5-7-lobate, lobes crenate, flowers solitary, numerous, petals 1cm, obovate |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | white |
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 spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C rosette cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Southern America
Western South America (Peru) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | MALVACEAEA
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