Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Ourisia pulchella Wedd. trib. Angelonieae |
Bibliography | Chlor. Andina 2: 116 (1860) |
Native Range | w. & c. Bolivia to Peru and nw. Argentina |
Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 2000-4500m |
Description | rooting, stems hirsute, leaves 7-10mm, sparsely hirsute, ovate, subcrenate, petiole 3-5mm long, flowers 1-2, infundibuliform, erect, tube inside hirsute, pedicels erect |
Size | 1-5cm |
Color | pinkish, 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 spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Ourisia pratioides Diels |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, PER Peru) 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest) |