Family | GENTIANACEAE |
Genus species | Gentianella pernettyoides (Reimers) Fabris |
Bibliography | Bol. Soc. Argent. Bot. 7: 91 (1958) |
Native Range | Peru (La Libertad) |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 3800-4100m |
Description | leaves rigid, coriaceous, acute, oblong, 8-12mm, flowers broadly campanulate, 12mm long, horizontal to ascendent, in rather dense, terminal inflorescence |
Size | 20-40cm |
Color | red |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
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 cuttings in late spring |
Synonyms | Gentiana pernettyoides Reimers |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (PER Peru) |