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Halenia elata Wedd.  
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FamilyGENTIANACEAE
Genus speciesHalenia elata Wedd. 
BibliographyChlor. Andina 2: 78 (1859)
Native RangeColombia
Primary BiomeMontane Tropical
Habitatgrassland and rocks
Descriptionbasal leaves thinly petiolate, linear-lanceolate, acute, stem leaves 2-pairs, sessile, linear, ca. 15mm, acute, flowers campanulate, few, in terminal and lateral cymes
Size20-30cm
Coloryellow
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationrock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes
alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C
division in spring; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsHalenia campanulata Cuatrec.
Halenia dasyantha Gilg
Halenia foliosa Gilg
Halenia hygrophila Gilg
Halenia tolimae Gilg
Halenia verticillata Gilg
Tetragonanthus elatus (Wedd.) Kuntze
Territory8 Southern America
     83 Western South America (CLM Colombia)
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