Family | GENTIANACEAE |
Genus species | Gentianella meyeniana (Griseb.) Fabris |
Bibliography | Fl. Prov. Jujuy 8: 80 (1983) |
Native Range | se. Peru to nw. Argentina |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 4000-4600m |
Description | leaves 5mm, oblong linear, obtuse, entire, flowers shortly pedicelate, erect, 7-8mm, pentamerous, lobes ovate-oblong, as long as tube |
Size | 2-5cm |
Color | blue |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C division in spring; cuttings in late spring |
Synonyms | Gentiana meyeniana Griseb. Gentiana meyenii Griseb. |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, PER Peru) 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest) |