Family | IRIDACEAE |
Genus species | Junellia congesta (Tronc.) Moldenke |
Bibliography | Phytologia 19: 435 (1970) |
Native Range | s. Argentina (Neuquén) |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 1000-2000m |
Description | leaves thick, carnose, trifid, 4mm, in outline orbiculate-obovate, bracts oblong, shortly hirsute, inflorescence compact heads, with 5-12 flowers, corolla 6-7mm long |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | reddish, yellow |
Bloom | late spring |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late spring and late summer |
Synonyms | Verbena congesta Tronc., Darwiniana 14: 631 (1968) |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South) |