Family | MALVACEAE |
Genus species | Lecanophora jarae (Phil.) Krapov. |
Bibliography | Darwiniana 9: 275 (1950) |
Native Range | nw. Argentina (Catamarca) |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 3500-4000m |
Description | white adpressed hirsute, leaves in outline suborbiculate, palmatipinnate, segments 3-5, ovate, flowers solitary, pedicellate, axillary, ca. 15mm across |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | violet |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Cristaria jarae Phil. |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest) |