Family | LOASACEAE |
Genus species | Caiophora rusbyana Urb. & Gilg ex Rusby |
Bibliography | Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 3(3): 35 (1893) |
Native Range | Bolivia |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | dry, rocky slopes |
Altitude | 3800-4100m |
Description | hairs stinging, leaves lanceolate, pinnatisect, segments triangular, dentate, acute, flowers 2-3, pendent, petals 45mm long, corolla half-closed |
Size | 25-40cm |
Color | red |
Bloom | summer |
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Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C root cuttings in spring |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia) |