Family | MALVACEAE |
Genus species | Acaulimalva hillii Krapov. |
Bibliography | Darwiniana 19: 21 (1974) |
Native Range | c. Peru |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | stony grassland |
Altitude | 3000-4500m |
Description | leaves prostrate, petioles 10-15mm, blades 2cm, irregulary crenate, densely sericeous, flowers small, solitary, crowded in the centre of rosette |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | whitish purple |
Bloom | summer |
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Type | tuberous perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division of tubers in late summer |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (PER Peru) |