Family | GENTIANACEAE |
Genus species | Gentianella calcarea (Gilg) J.S.Pringle |
Bibliography | Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45: 1255 (1993) |
Native Range | Peru (Junín) |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 3500-4000m |
Description | basal leaves oblong-spathulate, acute, with long false petiole, stem leaves numerous, opposite, lanceolate, acute, flowers solitary, 13-17mm, lobes obovate, acute |
Size | 7-11cm |
Color | dully violet, greenish |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C division in spring; basal cuttings in late spring |
Synonyms | Gentiana calcarea Gilg |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (PER Peru) |