Family | CALCEOLARIACEAE |
Genus species | Calceolaria araucana Phil. |
Bibliography | Linnaea 29: 33 (1857) |
Native Range | s. Argentina to sc. Chile |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland and woods |
Description | pubescent, stems leafy, leaves sessile, ovate or oblong, acute, dentate, upper leaves ovate, entire, flowers numerous in corymb, corolla 8-12mm long |
Size | 30-55cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
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Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Calceolaria dentata ssp. araucana (Phil.) C.Ehrh. Calceolaria laetevirens Kraenzl. |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, CLC Chile Central, CLS Chile South) |