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Calceolaria parvifolia Wedd.  
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FamilyCALCEOLARIACEAE
Genus speciesCalceolaria parvifolia Wedd. 
BibliographyChlor. Andina 2: 134 (1860)
Native Ranges. Peru to nw. Argentina
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude500-4300m
Descriptionleaves 3-8mm, orbiculate-elliptic to ovate, obtuse, shortly petiolate, crenate, abaxially hirsute, flowers axillary and terminal, producing corymb, calyx tomentose
Size20-50cm
Coloryellow
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationrock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes
alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsCalceolaria elliptica Wedd.
Calceolaria lechioides Rusby
Fagelia bangii Rusby
Territory8 Southern America
     83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, PER Peru)
     85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest)
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