Family | ROSACEAE |
Genus species | Geum peruvianum Focke |
Bibliography | Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 37: 540 (1906) |
Native Range | Colombia to Peru |
Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 2500-4500m |
Description | stems hirsute, leaves hirsute, the basal interrupted pinnate, terminal leaflet large, obtusely crenate-lobate, the lateral unequal, incised, flowers 1-2cm across |
Size | 20-35cm |
Color | yellow |
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 spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in early spring |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (CLM Colombia, ECU Ecuador, PER Peru) |