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Azorella aretioides (Kunth) Willd. ex DC.  
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FamilyAPIACEAE
Genus speciesAzorella aretioides (Kunth) Willd. ex DC. 
BibliographyProdr. 4: 77 (1830)
Native RangeCosta Rica, Colombia to n. Peru
Primary BiomeMontane Tropical
Habitatgrassland
Altitude1800-4600m
Descriptionglabrous, leaves oblong to obovate, 4-17mm, shiny and coriaceos, deeply incissed into three oblong, acute lobes, amplexicaule, flowers 5-8 in subsessile umbel
Size5-10cm
Coloryellow
Bloomlate spring, summer
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationhumous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed when ripe or as soon as possible
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsAzorella aretioides var. elongata Wedd.
Bolax aretioides Spreng.
Fragosa aretioides Kunth
Territory8 Southern America
     80 Central America (COS Costa Rica)
     83 Western South America (CLM Colombia, ECU Ecuador, PER Peru)
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