Family | CALCEOLARIACEAE |
Genus species | Calceolaria parvifolia Wedd. |
Bibliography | Chlor. Andina 2: 134 (1860) |
Native Range | s. Peru to nw. Argentina |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 500-4300m |
Description | leaves 3-8mm, orbiculate-elliptic to ovate, obtuse, shortly petiolate, crenate, abaxially hirsute, flowers axillary and terminal, producing corymb, calyx tomentose |
Size | 20-50cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
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Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Calceolaria elliptica Wedd. Calceolaria lechioides Rusby Fagelia bangii Rusby |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, PER Peru) 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest) |