| Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Melosperma andicola Benth. |
| Bibliography | Prodr. [A.P.de Candolle] 10: 374 (1846) |
| Native Range | w. Argentina to c. Chile |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | sandy grassland |
| Altitude | 2300-3900m |
| Description | branchlets glabrous, leaves opposite, shortly petiolate, ovate, 1-2cm. carnose, cuneate, entire, acute, hirsute, flowers axillary, solitary, pedicellate, corolla 6-10mm |
| Size | 15-30cm |
| Color | pale blue, |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Herpestis andicola Gillies ex Benth. Melosperma glabra Phil. |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, AGW Argentina Northwest, CLC Chile Central) |