Family | POLYGALACEAE |
Genus species | Senega salasiana (Gay) J.F.B.Pastore & Agust.Martinez |
Bibliography | Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 108: 144 (2023) |
Native Range | Argentina to Chile |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 0-2600m |
Description | leaves linear to narrowly spathulate, 3-12mm long, inflorescence compact, spherical head, surrounded by upper leaves, flowers 4-6mm long |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | blue, white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Polygala andicola Phil. Polygala hickeniana Grondona Polygala oxyantha Phil. Polygala salasiana Gay Polygala salasiana var. obtusifolia Chodat |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, AGW Argentina Northwest, CLC Chile Central, CLN Chile North, CLS Chile South) |