Family | APIACEAE |
Genus species | Gymnophyton flexuosum Clos |
Bibliography | Fl. Chil. [C.Gay] 3: 102 (1848) |
Native Range | c. & n. Chile |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 800-2600m |
Description | leafless, glabrous, branches green-yellow, flexuous, canaliculate, lateral branchlets short, horizontal, spinose, flowers 4-7 in terminal umbels |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed when ripe or as soon as possible cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Asteriscium flexuosum (Clos) Hemsl. Dipterygia flexuosa (Clos) Kuntze Dipterygia kingii (Phil.) Kuntze Gymnophyton kingii Phil. Gymnophyton robustum var. kingii (Phil.) Reiche |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (CLC Chile Central, CLN Chile North) |