Family | MALVACEAE |
Genus species | Nototriche rugosa (Phil.) A.W.Hill |
Bibliography | Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 37: 579 (1906) |
Native Range | s. Peru to nw. Argentina and n. Chile |
Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 1900-4600m |
Description | leaves rosulate, grey pubescent, long petiolate, palmati-5-sect, 1cm wide, segments pinnatisect and incised-crenate, flowers 7-8mm long, petals obovate |
Size | 3-8cm |
Color | white, blue |
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, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Malvastrum pediculariifolium var. rugosum (Phil.) Reiche Malvastrum rugosum Phil. |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, PER Peru) 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest, CLN Chile North) |