| Family | CALCEOLARIACEAE |
| Genus species | Calceolaria ascendens Lindl. |
| Bibliography | Bot. Reg. 14: t. 1215 (1829) |
| Native Range | nc. & c. Chile |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | thickets and steppes |
| Altitude | 0-2100m |
| Description | branchlets dark red, arachnose, leaves ovate, acute, 3cm, irregularly dentate, flowers in small corymb, lower lip orbiculate, ventricose, throat broad |
| Size | 20-55cm |
| Color | dark orange |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Calceolaria ascendens var. subincisa Clos Calceolaria crenata Lindl. Calceolaria nivalis Steud. & Hochst. ex Benth. Calceolaria rugosa Hook. Calceolaria spectabilis Kunze ex Walp. & Schauer Calceolaria uspallatensis Kraenzl. Fagelia ascendens (Lindl.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (CLC Chile Central) |