Family | MALVACEAE |
Genus species | Nototriche congesta A.W.Hill |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 4300-4700m |
Description | leaves imbricate in cylindrical rosettes, petiolate, in outline rhombic, 5-sect, ca. 4mm long, adaxially glabrous, flowers subsessile, 6mm long, petals retuse |
Size | 3-7cm |
Color | pinkish white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | cushion |
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 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 | MALVACEAE
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