Family | GENTIANACEAE |
Genus species | Gentianella eurysepala (Gilg) Zarucchi |
Bibliography | Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45: 1255 (1993) |
Native Range | Peru (Huancavelica) |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 3000-4000m |
Description | basal leaves obovate-lanceolate, gradually tapered to base, acute, 3-nerved, 3-5cm, stem leaves lanceolate, to 5cm, upwards smaller, flowers numerous in umbellate cyme |
Size | 30-35cm |
Color | white |
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 eurysepala Gilg |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (PER Peru) |