Family | GENTIANACEAE |
Genus species | Gentianella hieronymi (Gilg) Fabris |
Bibliography | Revista Invest. Agric. 11: 396 (1958) |
Native Range | nw. Argentina |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 3000-4500m |
Description | leaves dense, spathulate, obtuse, at base tapered, 2-3cm, stem leaves linear-elliptic, flowers solitary, terminal, corolla 14-25mm, tube glabrous, lobes elliptic, obtuse |
Size | 3-8cm |
Color | pale lilac, blue |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained 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 hieronymi Gilg |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest) |