Family | GENTIANACEAE |
Genus species | Gentianella chrysotaenia (Gilg) Zarucchi |
Bibliography | Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45: 1255 (1993) |
Native Range | c. Peru |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 3600-4800m |
Description | leaves 5-7cm, oblong to ovate-oblong, tapered to pseudopetiole, carnose, stem leaves sessile, acute, flowers erect, to 18mm long, in few, 3-flowered cymes |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | reddish yellow |
Bloom | autumn |
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 chrysotaenia Gilg |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (PER Peru) |