Rock Garden Plants
Calceolaria dentata Ruiz & Pav.  
Home
Families
Genus
Territory
Habitat
Synonyms
Types
Galery
Info
FamilyCALCEOLARIACEAE
Genus speciesCalceolaria dentata Ruiz & Pav. 
BibliographyFl. Peruv. 1: 18 (1798)
Native RangeArgentina to Chile
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatgrassland and thickets
Altitude0-2000m
Descriptionleaves lanceolate to oblong-lanceolate, acute, petiolate, dentate, glabrous to viscid pubescent, inflorescence corymbose, calyx viscid villose
Size15-40cm
Coloryellow
Bloomspring
Ca
Typeshrub
Cultivationmesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade
Propagationseed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsCalceolaria ambigua Phil
Calceolaria ascendens var. chiloensis (Lindl.) Kraenzl.
Calceolaria cheiranthoides Phil. ex Reiche
Calceolaria chiloensis Lindl.
Calceolaria compacta Phil.
Calceolaria dentata var. chiloensis (Lindl.) Benth.
Calceolaria dentata var. compacta (Phil.) Reiche
Calceolaria rugosa var. chiloensis (Lindl.) Reiche
Fagelia dentata (Ruiz & Pav.) Kuntze
Territory8 Southern America
     85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, AGW Argentina Northwest, CLC Chile Central, CLS Chile South)
Version 10.0
(c) 1990-2025 RNDr. Pavel Slabý