Family | CALYCERACEAE |
Genus species | Gamocarpha compacta (Phil.) S.Denham & Pozner |
Bibliography | Molec. Phylogen. Evol. 130: 225 (2018) |
Native Range | s. & nw. Argentina to c. Chile |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 3000-3700m |
Description | taproot, leaves linear-spathulate, entire, to 5cm long, flowers solitary in the midst of leaf rosettes, calyx not distinct, corolla to 8mm long; biennial |
Size | 3-8cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
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Type | perennial |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed when ripe or as soon as possible cuttings of rosettes in late summer |
Synonyms | Boopis compacta Phil. Boopis diazii Phil. Gamocarpha pumila Miers Nastanthus compactus (Phil.) Miers Nastanthus diazii (Phil.) Reiche |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, AGW Argentina Northwest, CLC Chile Central) |