Family | VERBENACEAE |
Genus species | Junellia caespitosa (Gillies & Hook.) Moldenke |
Bibliography | Lilloa 5: 394 (1940) |
Native Range | Argentina to Chile |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1400-3600m |
Description | lower leaves imbricate, acute, simple, 5mm, upper leaves soft, lanate, imbricate, 4-rowed, flowers in pairs, 6-7mm long, supported by hirsute, ovate bracts |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late spring and late summer |
Synonyms | Junellia comberi (Sandwith) Moldenke Verbena caespitosa Gillies & Hook. Verbena comberi Sandwith Verbena nubigena Poepp. |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, AGW Argentina Northwest, CLC Chile Central, CLN Chile North) |