Family | POLYGALACEAE |
Genus species | Polygala subandina Phil. |
Synonyms | Polygala andicola Phil. |
Polygala chloroneura Griseb. | |
Polygala mendocina Phil. | |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 0-4500m |
Description | stems partly subterranean, leaves dense, linear, acute, 8mm, flowers solitary, sepals oblong-oval, pale blue, lateral petals linear, at apex blue-violet |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | bluish 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 division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Southern America
Western South America (Bolivia ) Southern South America (Argentina Northeast , Argentina South , Argentina Northwest , Chile Central) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | POLYGALACEAE
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