Family | VERBENACEAE |
Genus species | Junellia aretioides (R.E.Fr.) Moldenke |
Bibliography | Lilloa 5: 393 (1940) |
Native Range | Bolivia to nw. Argentina and n. Chile |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 2700-4400m |
Description | leaves sessile, imbricate, 4-rowed, oblong to obovate, densely hirsute, at base connate, flowers sessile, of 2-3, ca. 3mm long |
Size | 1-5cm |
Color | pink, white |
Bloom | early spring |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
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, 16-21°C cuttings in late spring and late summer |
Synonyms | Junellia pygmaea (R.E.Fr.) Moldenke Verbena aretioides R.E.Fr. Verbena pygmaea R.E.Fr. |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia) 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest, CLN Chile North) |