Family | RUBIACEAE |
Genus species | Nertera granadensis var. tetrasperma (Kunth] L.A.Andersson |
Synonyms | Nertera tetrasperma Kunth |
Mitchella ovata DC. | |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 3000-4000m |
Description | glabrous, stems filiform, procumbent, leaves minute, ovate or ovate-lanceolate, acute, shortly petiolate, rigid, drupe spherical, axillary |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub, carpet |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed when ripe or as soon as possible cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Southern America
Western South America (Colombia , Ecuador , Peru) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | RUBIACEAE
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