Family | GENTIANACEAE |
Genus species | Gentianella gracilis (Raf.) Fabris |
Bibliography | Bol. Soc. Argent. Bot. 8: 167 (1960) |
Native Range | sc. & s. Ecuador |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 2400-3200m |
Description | stems one-flowered, apically leafless, leaves coriaceous, sessile, spathulate, obtuse, entire, corolla pentamerous, lobes broadly ovate |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | rose |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C division in spring; cuttings in late spring |
Synonyms | Gentiana gracilis Kunth Pneumonanthe gracilis Raf. |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (ECU Ecuador) |