Family | VERBENACEAE |
Genus species | Junellia tridactylites (Lag.) Moldenke |
Bibliography | Lilloa 5: 402 (1940) |
Native Range | s. & nw. Argentina to c. Chile, Falkland Islands |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland |
Description | leaves silvery, imbricate, trifid, segments linear, flowers sessile, 6-10, on solid peduncle, calyx white hirsute, petals cuneate |
Size | 1-2cm |
Color | white with a red eye |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late spring and late summer |
Synonyms | Junellia minutifolia (Phil.) Moldenke Junellia rosulata Moldenke Junellia rosulata f. alba Moldenke Junellia struthionum (Speg.) Moldenke Verbena bonariensis Rendle Verbena microphylla Phil. Verbena minutifolia Phil. Verbena patagonica Moldenke Verbena philippiana Kuntze Verbena prichardii Rendle Verbena rosulata (Moldenke) Tronc. Verbena struthionum Speg. Verbena tridactylites Lag. |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, AGW Argentina Northwest, CLC Chile Central) 9 Antarctic 90 Subantarctic Islands (FAL Falkland Is.) |