Family | MALVACEAE |
Genus species | Cristaria andicola Gay |
Bibliography | Fl. Chil. 1: 317 (1846) |
Native Range | nw. Argentina to nc. & n. Chile |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2000-4700m |
Description | thick rootstock, leaves ovate to lanceolate, 3-5cm long, irregularly dentate, corrugate, green-yellow hirsute, petiolate, flowers solitary, axillary, long pedicellate |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | blue, white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest, CLC Chile Central, CLN Chile North) |