Family | MONTIACEAE |
Genus species | Calandrinia graminifolia Phil. |
Bibliography | Linnaea 28: 690 (1858) |
Native Range | w. Bolivia to Argentina to c. Chile |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1800-2500m |
Description | root carnose, leaves erect, linear, glabrous or minutely hirsute, peduncles 1-flowered, calyx lobes ovate, acute, corolla longer than calyx |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring |
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Type | perennial |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months 18-21°C cuttings of rosettes in summer |
Synonyms | Calandrinia acaulis var. graminifolia (Phil.) Hauman Calandrinia affinis var. graminifolia (Phil.) Reiche Claytonia graminifolia (Phil.) Kuntze |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia) 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, AGW Argentina Northwest, CLC Chile Central) |