Family | GENTIANACEAE |
Genus species | Gentianella alborosea (Gilg) Fabris |
Bibliography | Bol. Soc. Argent. Bot. 6: 48 (1955) |
Native Range | Peru (Junín) |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 4200-4500m |
Description | leaves in rosette, oblong, 6-7mm, rather carnose and shiny, flowers solitary, erect, infundibuliform, 15mm long, tube white, lobes obtuse, 8-9mm wide |
Size | 1-5cm |
Color | pink |
Bloom | late summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous 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 alborosea Gilg |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (PER Peru) |