Family | MONTIACEAE |
Genus species | Cistanthe fenzlii (Barnéoud) Carolin ex Hershk. |
Bibliography | Phytologia 70: 213 (1991) |
Native Range | c. & sc. Chile |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocks |
Description | taproot, glabrous, leaves crowded at base, linear, at apex wide, acute, 2-4cm, flowers in terminal cyme, petals 5, ovate, obtuse, larger than calyx |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | red |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months 18-21°C cuttings in summer |
Synonyms | Calandrinia fenzlii Barnéoud Claytonia fenzlii (Barnéoud) Kuntze |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (CLC Chile Central) |