Family | GENTIANACEAE |
Genus species | Gentianella setipes (Gilg) J.S.Pringle |
Bibliography | Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45: 1256 (1993) |
Native Range | Peru |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 3200-3500m |
Description | basal leaves obovate-lanceolate, 35-40mm, acute, tapered to long pseudopetiole, flowers erect to semipendent, ca. 18mm long, in umbel |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | pink, pale red |
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 |
Synonyms | Gentiana setipes Gilg |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (PER Peru) |