Family | CAMPANULACEAE |
Genus species | Lysipomia linearifolia E.Wimm. |
Bibliography | Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 13(6): 487 (1937) |
Native Range | Bolivia to Peru |
Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 2400-4100m |
Description | basal leaves thin, glabrous, linear, 3-6cm, obtuse, entire, eciliate, peduncules solitary, axillary, corolla long tubular, 35mm long, outside glabrous |
Size | 5-25cm |
Color | white, blue |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
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 |
Synonyms | Lysipomia laciniata var. ciliata (Wedd.) McVaugh Lysipomia laciniata ssp. linearifolia (E.Wimm.) McVaugh Rhizocephalum candollei var. ciliatum Wedd. |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, PER Peru) |