| Family | GENTIANACEAE |
| Genus species | Halenia phyteumoides Gilg |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Altitude | 3000-3500m |
| Description | basal leaves long petiolate, spathulate or broadly oblanceolate, to 3cm, acute, stem leaves 1-2pairs, sessile, flowers in terminal capitate cyme |
| Size | 5-12cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | rosette, tuft |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C division in spring; 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 | GENTIANACEAE
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