Family | GENTIANACEAE |
Genus species | Gentianella nevadensis (Gilg) Weaver & Rüdenberg |
Bibliography | J. Arnold Arbor. 56: 215 (1975) |
Native Range | nw. Venezuela to Colombia and Ecuador |
Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 3000-4400m |
Description | akin to G. corymbosa, leaves soft, not coriaceous, cyme lax, few flowered, flowers only 10-12mm long |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | pink, violet |
Bloom | spring, summer |
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 nevadensis Gilg |
Territory | 8 Southern America 82 Northern South America (VEN Venezuela) 83 Western South America (CLM Colombia, ECU Ecuador) |