Family | VERBENACEAE |
Genus species | Junellia digitata (Phil.) Moldenke |
Bibliography | Known Geogr. Distrib. Verbenac. Avicenn.: 77 (1942) |
Native Range | nw. Argentina to n. Chile |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | scree |
Altitude | 3500-4700m |
Description | leaves imbricate, palmatilobate, lobes orbiculate-linear, inflorescence sessile, compact, flowers 5-8, 3-4mm long, supported by trifid bracts |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | pink |
Bloom | summer |
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Type | shrub |
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, 16-21°C cuttings in late spring and late summer |
Synonyms | Junellia nubigena Moldenke Junellia punctulata Hieron. ex Moldenke Junellia spegazzinii Moldenke Junellia tridactyla (Phil.) Moldenke Verbena digitata Phil. Verbena nubigena Speg. Verbena spegazzinii (Moldenke) Tronc. Verbena tridactyla Phil. Verbena triternata Phil. |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest, CLN Chile North) |