Family | GENTIANACEAE |
Genus species | Gentianella huancaveliquensis Fabris |
Bibliography | Bol. Soc. Argent. Bot. 6: 46 (1955)¨ |
Native Range | Peru (Huancavelica) |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 3800-4100m |
Description | leaves carnose, obovate-oblong, 30-35mm, obtuse, tapered to long pseudopetiole, flowers solitary, erect, infundibuliform, to 2cm long |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | lilac |
Bloom | autumn |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C division in spring; cuttings in late spring |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (PER Peru) |