Family | CAMPANULACEAE |
Genus species | Lysipomia gracilis (E.Wimm.) E.Wimm. |
Bibliography | Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 13(6): 485 (1937) |
Native Range | Peru |
Primary Biome | Wet Tropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 3200-3300m |
Description | leaves basal, lanceolate, acute, minutely crenate, tapered to petiole, peduncles 6-9cm, flowers solitary, calyx lobes subulate, corolla ca. 13mm long, nearly bilabiate |
Size | 8-12cm |
Color | pale red |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in winter, uncovered, light, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C basal cuttings in spring |
Synonyms | Rhizocephalum gracile E.Wimm. |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (PER Peru) |