| Family | LOASACEAE |
| Genus species | Blumenbachia prietea Gay |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 1500-3000m |
| Description | stinging hirsute, stems subterranean, leaves long petiolate, pinnatilobate, lobes 3-6, coarsely dentate, obtuse, flowers pedicellate, axillary, sepals lanceolate, petals 1-2cm |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | greenish 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, 13-18°C root cuttings in spring |
| Territory |
Southern America
Southern South America (Argentina South , Chile Central) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | LOASACEAE
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