Family | ROSACEAE |
Genus species | Alchemilla sandiensis Pilg. |
Bibliography | Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 37: 537 (1906) |
Native Range | Peru to n. Chile |
Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 4000-4700m |
Description | stoloniferous, basal leaves sparsely pilose, orbiculate-ovate, tripartite, terminal segment 6-8-lobate, lobes oblong, obtuse, flowers in terminal cluster |
Size | 2-4cm |
Color | |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-18°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Lachemilla sandiensis (Pilg.) Rothm. |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (PER Peru) 85 Southern South America (CLN Chile North) |