Family | GENTIANACEAE |
Genus species | Gentianella saxicola (Griseb.) J.S.Pringle |
Bibliography | Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45: 1256 (1993) |
Native Range | Peru |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 3000-3500m |
Description | leaves rigid, spathulate to oblong, scabrous-verrucose on margins, 4-8mm, flowers solitary, erect, ca. 15mm long |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | reddish violet |
Bloom | late 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 saxicola Griseb. |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (PER Peru) |