Family | GENTIANACEAE |
Genus species | Gentianella pseudocrassula (Gilg) Fabris |
Bibliography | Revista Invest. Agric. 11: 396 (1958) |
Native Range | s. Bolivia to nw. Argentina |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 3000-4500m |
Description | basal leaves connate, spathulate, at base attenuate, 2-5cm, stem leaves obovate to elliptic, ca. 1cm, flowers solitary, terminal, corolla 15-30mm, lobes obovate-spathulate, obtuse |
Size | 2-25cm |
Color | white, blue |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C division in spring; cuttings in late spring |
Synonyms | Gentiana clarenii Gilg Gentiana pseudocrassula Gilg Gentianella clarenii (Gilg) Fabris |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia) 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest) |