| Family | CALCEOLARIACEAE |
| Genus species | Calceolaria polyrhiza Cav. |
| Bibliography | Icon. 5: 25 (1799) |
| Native Range | Argentina to Chile |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | sandy grassland |
| Altitude | 500-2000m |
| Description | stoloniferous, sparsely hirsute, leaves crowded, lanceolate, petiolate, obscurely crenate, 4-6cm long, flowers solitary, ca. 25mm long, purple variegate |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | - |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Calceolaria acutifolia Witasek Calceolaria bergii Hieron. Calceolaria borsinii Rossow Calceolaria chubutensis Skottsb. Calceolaria cymbiflora Sandwith Calceolaria lanceolata Cav. Calceolaria lanceolata f. acutifolia (Witasek) Bowden Calceolaria lanceolata var. acutifolia (Witasek) Reiche Calceolaria lanceolata var. glabrata Speg. Calceolaria lanceolata f. polyrhiza (Cav.) Bowden Calceolaria lanceolata var. pusilla (Witasek) Reiche Calceolaria mendocina Phil. Calceolaria patagonica Kraenzl. Calceolaria prichardii Rowlee Calceolaria pusilla Witasek Fagelia lanceolata (Cav.) Kuntze Fagelia polyrhiza (Cav.) Kuntze Fagelia prichardii (Kraenzl.) Rendle |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, AGW Argentina Northwest, CLC Chile Central, CLS Chile South) |