Family | POLYGALACEAE |
Genus species | Senega persistens (A.W.Benn.) J.F.B.Pastore & Martinez |
Bibliography | Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 108: 141 (2023) |
Native Range | w. Argentina |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2100-2300m |
Description | leaves alternate, carnose, broadly obovate or triangular, rounded or truncate, cuneate, flowers 2-6 in raceme, corolla green variegate, 3-5mm |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | white, lilac |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Polygala oreophila Speg. Polygala paradoxa Chodat Polygala persistens A.W.Benn. Polygala williamsii Böcher & al. |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, AGW Argentina Northwest) |