Family | SOLANACEAE |
Genus species | Solanum weddellii Phil. |
Bibliography | Anales Mus. Nac. Santiago de Chile 2(Bot. 8): 65 (1891) |
Native Range | Peru to nw Argentina |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | steppes |
Altitude | 4000-4200m |
Description | sparsely white hirsute, leaves petiolate, oblong, coarsely dentate, to 8cm, flowers of 2, axillary, pedicellate, calyx lobes ovate, obtuse, corolla ca. 1cm across, infundibuliform |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Chamaesaracha boliviensis Dammer Solanum chamaesarachidium Bitter |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, PER Peru) 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest, CLN Chile North) |