Family | CAMPANULACEAE |
Genus species | Lysipomia muscoides Hook.f. |
Bibliography | London J. Bot. 6: 286 (1847) |
Native Range | Colombia to Peru |
Primary Biome | Wet Tropical |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 3000-4300m |
Description | leaves 2-3mm long, imbricate, linear, obtuse, carnose, canaliculate, ciliate, flowers sessile amongst leaves, 2-3mm, calyx lobes equal, acute, at base ciliate-pilose |
Size | 1-3cm |
Color | blue, white |
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 winter, uncovered, light, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C basal cuttings in spring |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (CLM Colombia, ECU Ecuador, PER Peru) |