Family | MONTIACEAE |
Genus species | Calandrinia colchaguensis Barnéoud |
Bibliography | Fl. Chil. [C.Gay] 2: 483 (1847) |
Native Range | w. Bolivia to s. Argentina and c. & s. Chile |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 900-4900m |
Description | glabrous, leaves succulent, lanceolate to spathulate, dark bronze-olivaceous, 2-8cm long, flowers 20-25mm, with green-yellow centre, sepals ovate and acute, 7-10mm long |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | pink, violet |
Bloom | early spring |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months 18-21°C cuttings of rosettes in summer |
Synonyms | Claytonia colchaguensis (Barnéoud) Kuntze |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia) 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, CLC Chile Central, CLS Chile South) |