Family | GENTIANACEAE |
Genus species | Gentianella graminea (Kunth) Fabris |
Bibliography | Bol. Soc. Argent. Bot. 7: 88 (1958) |
Native Range | Peru (Cajamarca) |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 2500-3500m |
Description | leaves linear, acute, entire, flowers 1-5, pedicellate, erect, calyx lobes linear, acuminate, corolla pentamerous, lobes obovate-oblong |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | white, violet, yellow |
Bloom | 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 graminea Kunth Gentiana linifolia Willd. ex Schult. |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (PER Peru) |