Family | MALVACEAE |
Genus species | Nototriche auricoma (Phil.) A.W.Hill |
Bibliography | Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 37: 579 (1906) |
Native Range | sw. Bolivia to n. Chile |
Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 4200-4700m |
Description | leaves crowded, long petiolate, leaves broadly cuneate, palmati-5-sect, 1cm wide, densely grey tomentose, segments lobate, at apex orange, flowers ca. 1cm long |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
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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 spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Malvastrum auricomum Phil. |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia) 85 Southern South America (CLN Chile North) |