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Bowlesia tropaeolifolia Gillies & Hook.  
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FamilyAPIACEAE
Genus speciesBowlesia tropaeolifolia Gillies & Hook. 
BibliographyBot. Misc. 1: 325 (1830)
Native RangePeru to s. South America
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatshady rocks
Altitude100-5000m
Descriptionglabrous, leaves 2-4cm wide, cordate, palmatipinnate, segments 5-7, ovate-oblong, obtuse, entire, long petiolate, stipules lanceolate, umbels 3-flowered, shortly pedunculate
Size5-15cm
Colorwhite
Bloomlate spring, summer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationshady, humous, rock crevices
alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade
Propagationseed when ripe or as soon as possible
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsBowlesia cirrosa Phil.
Bowlesia diversifolia Meyen ex Walp.
Bowlesia flexilis Meyen
Bowlesia pulchella Wedd.
Bowlesia rupestris H.Wolff
Bowlesia tropaeolifolia var. cirrosa (Phil.) Reiche
Bowlesia tropaeolifolia var. gayana Domin
Bowlesia tropaeolifolia var. heterophylla Speg.
Bowlesia tropaeolifolia var. patagonica Speg.
Territory8 Southern America
     83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, PER Peru)
     85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, AGW Argentina Northwest, CLC Chile Central, CLN Chile North, CLS Chile South)
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