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Plantago lamprophylla Pilg. trib. Plantaginae 
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FamilyPLANTAGINACEAE
Genus speciesPlantago lamprophylla Pilg. trib. Plantaginae
BibliographyBot. Jahrb. Syst. 37: 645 (1906)
Native RangeBolivia to Peru
Primary BiomeMontane Tropical
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude3000-4000m
Descriptionleaves crowded at apex of branchlets, ca. 3-8mm long, thickish, densely white sericeous-pubescent, spikes subsessile, reduced, only 2-flowered, bracts ovate
Size5-8cm
Color
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeshrub
Cultivationrock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes
alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
cuttings of rosettes in late summer
SynonymsPlantago godetii Beauverd
Plantago lamprophylla var. humillima Pilg.
Plantago nubigena var. acutiloba Wedd.
Plantago weberbaueri Pilg.
Territory8 Southern America
     83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, PER Peru)
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