Family | MONTIACEAE |
Genus species | Claytonia ogilviensis McNeill |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1400-1600m |
Description | corm ovoid, 5cm long, basal leaves long petiolate, broadly ovate, stem leaves shortly petiolate, ovate, flowers in cyme, corolla 15-20mm across |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | bright purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | + |
Type | tuberous perennial |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C division of resting tubers |
Territory |
Northern America
Subarctic America (Yukon) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | MONTIACEAE
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