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Gentianella selaginifolia (Griseb.) Fabris  
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FamilyGENTIANACEAE
Genus speciesGentianella selaginifolia (Griseb.) Fabris 
BibliographyBol. Soc. Argent. Bot. 8: 25 (1959)
Native RangeColombia to Ecuador
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude3500-4500m
Descriptionstems densely leafy, leaves lanceolate or lanceolate-spathulate, thick, on margins scabrous, flowers in spherical cyme, corolla shortly pedicellate, erect
Size5-12cm
Coloryellow
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationrock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes
alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C
division in spring; cuttings in late spring
SynonymsGentiana dasyantha Gilg
Gentiana selaginifolia Griseb.
Gentianella dasyantha (Gilg) Fabris
Territory8 Southern America
     83 Western South America (CLM Colombia, ECU Ecuador)
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