Family | GENTIANACEAE |
Genus species | Gentianella cuspidata (Griseb.) J.S.Pringle |
Synonyms | Gentiana cuspidata Griseb. |
Gentiana quinquepartita Dombey ex Griseb. | |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 3000-3500m |
Description | basal leaves linear-oblong, falsely petiolate, mucronate-acute, to 10cm long, herbaceous, on margins scabrous, flowers open corymb, corolla rotate, ca. 25mm |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | rosette, tuft |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C division in spring; cuttings in late spring |
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 | GENTIANACEAE
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