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Gentianella saxosa (G.Forst.) Holub  
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FamilyGENTIANACEAE
Genus speciesGentianella saxosa (G.Forst.) Holub 
BibliographyFolia Geobot. Phytotax. 3: 218 (1968)
Native RangeNew Zealand
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatsands and rocks
Altitude0-100m
Descriptiondark procumbent stems, leaves of basal rosette spathulate, stem leaves linear-lanceolate, carnose, brown-green, flowers terminal, open, stellate, in cymes
Size5-10cm
Colorwhite, purple striate
Bloomlate summer, autumn
Ca-
Typeperennial
Cultivationsunny site with a poor, sandy soil
alpine house, sandy soil, sun
Propagationseed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C
division in spring; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsChionogentias saxosa (G.Forst.) L.G.Adams
Gentiana hookeri J.B.Armstr.
Gentiana montana var. saxosa (G.Forst.) Benth.
Gentiana saxosa G.Forst.
Gentiana saxosa var. recurvata Kirk
Oreophylax saxosus (G.Forst.) Á.Löve
Pneumonanthe saxosa (G.Forst.) F.W.Schmidt
Territory5 Australasia
     51 New Zealand (NZS New Zealand South)
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