Family | BORAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Tiquilia litoralis (Phil.) A.T.Richardson |
Bibliography | Sida 6: 236 (1976) |
Native Range | Peru to n. Chile |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
Altitude | 0-2400m |
Description | leaves ovate, on both sides tapered, margins slightly revolute, 4-6mm long, flowers sessile amongst leaves, calyx hispid, lobes sharply acute, limb 1cm across |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | red |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | dry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, dry, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Coldenia litoralis Phil. |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (PER Peru) 85 Southern South America (CLN Chile North) |