Family | SOLANACEAE |
Genus species | Benthamiella patagonica Speg. |
Bibliography | Anales Soc. Ci. Argent. 15: 110 (1883) |
Native Range | s. Argentina to s. Chile |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 500-1500m |
Description | leaves linear to narrowly lanceolate, 3-6mm long, glandular, flowers distinct, ca. 1cm long, narrowly tubular, corolla lobes subtriangular, obtuse |
Size | 2-5cm |
Color | white, yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed when ripe or as soon as possible cuttings in summer |
Synonyms | Benthamiella abietina Skottsb. Benthamiella aurea Skottsb. Benthamiella intermedia Skottsb. Benthamiella montana Dusén |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, CLS Chile South) |