Family | GENTIANACEAE |
Genus species | Gentianella herrerae (Reimers) Zarucchi |
Bibliography | Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45: 1255 (1993) |
Native Range | Peru |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 3500-4500m |
Description | basal leaves 10cm, broadly spathulate, rounded, carnose-coriaceous, stem leaves sessile, ovate, acute, flowers in leafy cymes, tube of corolla yellow, 1cm long |
Size | 15-20cm |
Color | violet |
Bloom | 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 herrerae Reimers |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (PER Peru) |