| Family | MONTIACEAE |
| Genus species | Montiopsis gayana (Barnéoud) D.I.Ford |
| Synonyms | Calandrinia gayana Barnéoud |
| Calandrinia rahmeri Phil. | |
| Calandrinia vidalii Phil. | |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Altitude | 500-3500m |
| Description | leaves glaucous, glabrous, linear-oblanceolate, 1-4cm, mainly apically on stem, flowers on erect pedicels, 6-10, to 12mm across, in cluster, sepals orbiculate, glandular |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | pink |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months 18-21°C cuttings in summer |
| Territory |
Southern America
Southern South America (Argentina South , Argentina Northwest , Chile Central , Chile South) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | MONTIACEAE
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