Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Plantago weddeliana Decne. trib. Plantaginae |
Bibliography | Prodr. [A.P.de Candolle] 13(1): 172 (1852) |
Native Range | sw. & s. Bolivia to nw. Argentina |
Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2300-3800m |
Description | leaves 3-7cm, linear, acute, entire, margins narrowly revolute, minutely hirsute, floral spikes 2-3cm, cylindrical, bracts ovate, pubescent, acute |
Size | 3-5cm |
Color | |
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 spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C division in spring; cuttings of rosettes in late summer |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia) 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest) |