Family | MONTIACEAE |
Genus species | Calandrinia compacta Barnéoud |
Bibliography | Fl. Chil. [C.Gay] 2: 481 (1847) |
Native Range | s. Peru to nw. Argentina and n. & c. Chile |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 500-4600m |
Description | leaves linear, obtuse, crowded, 13-38mm, glabrous, flowers with yellow centre, floral pedicels shorter than leaves, sepals narrowly ovate, acute, 6-9mm long |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | pale pink, white |
Bloom | summer |
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Type | succulent perennial |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months 18-21°C cuttings of rosettes in summer |
Synonyms | Calandrinia armeriifolia Phil. Calandrinia occulta Phil. Claytonia compacta (Barnéoud) Kuntze Claytonia occulta (Phil.) Kuntze |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, PER Peru) 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest, CLC Chile Central, CLN Chile North) |