Family | GENTIANACEAE |
Genus species | Gentianella nitida (Griseb.) Fabris |
Bibliography | Bol. Soc. Argent. Bot. 7: 91 (1958) |
Native Range | Peru |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 3500-4500m |
Description | leaves linear-lanceolate, acute to subobtuse, 1-2cm, vaginate, coriaceous, lustrous, flowers shortly pedicellate, calyx campanulate, corolla 15mm, in throat long barbate |
Size | 2-3cm |
Color | rose, pale blue |
Bloom | autumn |
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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 nitida Griseb. |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (PER Peru) |