Family | GENTIANACEAE |
Genus species | Gentianella hirculus (Griseb.) Fabris |
Bibliography | Bol. Soc. Argent. Bot. 8: 170 (1960) |
Native Range | Ecuador (Azuay) |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | scree and moraines |
Altitude | 3600-4400m |
Description | leaves spathulate-linear, obtuse, 10-13mm, tapered to pseudopetiole, shiny, dark green, coriaceous, flowers 1-3 in axillary cymes, corolla 18-20mm long |
Size | 5-20cm |
Color | orange yellow |
Bloom | autumn |
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Type | perennial |
Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C division in spring; cuttings in late spring |
Synonyms | Gentiana hirculus Griseb. |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (ECU Ecuador) |