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Calandrinia graminifolia Phil.  
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FamilyMONTIACEAE
Genus speciesCalandrinia graminifolia Phil. 
BibliographyLinnaea 28: 690 (1858)
Native Rangew. Bolivia to Argentina to c. Chile
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude1800-2500m
Descriptionroot carnose, leaves erect, linear, glabrous or minutely hirsute, peduncles 1-flowered, calyx lobes ovate, acute, corolla longer than calyx
Size10-15cm
Colorwhite
Bloomspring
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationrock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes
alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in spring, germ. 1-3 months 18-21°C
cuttings of rosettes in summer
SynonymsCalandrinia acaulis var. graminifolia (Phil.) Hauman
Calandrinia affinis var. graminifolia (Phil.) Reiche
Claytonia graminifolia (Phil.) Kuntze
Territory8 Southern America
     83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia)
     85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, AGW Argentina Northwest, CLC Chile Central)
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