Family | LOASACEAE |
Genus species | Caiophora rosulata (Wedd.) Urb. & Gilg |
Bibliography | Nat. Pflanzenfam. [H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl] 3(6a): 119 (1894) |
Native Range | c. Peru to nw. Argentina and n. Chile |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2000-5000m |
Description | stinging hirsute, leaves oblong-lanceolate, pinnatipartite, dentate, flowers solitary, terminal, petals 14mm long, erect, corolla closed |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | orange red |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
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, 13-18°C root cuttings in spring |
Synonyms | Caiophora anemonoides Urb. & Gilg Caiophora rahmeri Phil. Loasa rosulata Wedd. |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, PER Peru) 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest, CLN Chile North) |