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Viviania elegans (Poepp.) Reiche & Johow  
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FamilyFRANCOACEAE
Genus speciesViviania elegans (Poepp.) Reiche & Johow 
BibliographyFl. Chile [K.F.Reiche] 1: 292 (1896)
Native Rangec. Chile
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatgrassland
Altitude200-2500m
Descriptionstems shortly pubescent, leaves 15mm, ovate, dentate, abaxially white hirsute, calyx white tomentose and hirsute, petals 8-10mm long
Size20-30cm
Colorblue
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationmesic, slightly humous, sunny site
alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C
division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsCissarobryon elegans Poepp.
Cissarobryon macrophyllum Phil.
Cissarobryon parvifolium Phil.
Viviania aristulata Phil.
Viviania macrophyla (Phil.) Reiche
Viviania microphylla Reiche & Johow
Territory8 Southern America
     85 Southern South America (CLC Chile Central)
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