Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Reicheella andicola (Phil.) Pax |
Bibliography | Nat. Pflanzenfam. Nachtr. [H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl] 2: 21 (1900) |
Native Range | n. Chile |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | dry, rocky slopes |
Altitude | 3400-3600m |
Description | leaves ovate-triangular, 1mm long, flowers solitary, terminal, sepals 4, persistent, membranous, petals shorter than sepals |
Size | 1-2cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
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 cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Bryopsis andicola (Phil.) Reiche Lyallia andicola Phil. |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (CLN Chile North) |