| Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Sibthorpia repens (Mutis ex L.) Kuntze trib. Sibthorpieae |
| Bibliography | Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(2): 239 (1898) |
| Native Range | Mexico to nw. & n. Venezuela and nw. Argentina |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 1500-4500m |
| Description | leaves orbiculate, to 25mm wide, crenate, flowers ca. 8mm across, above leaves, erect |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | purple, violet, yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Allopleia rotundifolia Raf. Sibthorpia americana Sessé & Moc. Sibthorpia nectarifera Wedd. Sibthorpia parvifolia M.Martens & Galeotti Sibthorpia pinchinchensis Kunth Sibthorpia retusa Kunth Sibthorpia retusa f. grandiflora Griseb. Sibthorpia rotundifolia Edwin Sibthorpia rotundifolia f. alba Edwin Sibthorpia triandra Suess. Veronica rotundifolia Ruiz & Pav. Willichia repens Mutis ex L. |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 79 Mexico (MXC Mexico Central, MXE Mexico Northeast, MXG Mexico Gulf, MXS Mexico Southwest, MXT Mexico Southeast) 8 Southern America 80 Central America (COS Costa Rica, GUA Guatemala, HON Honduras, PAN Panamá) |