Family | RUBIACEAE |
Genus species | Cruckshanksia montiana Clos |
Bibliography | Fl. Chil. [C.Gay] 3: 195 (1848) |
Native Range | nc. & n. Chile |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | sands and rocks |
Altitude | 0-500m |
Description | leaves crowded, linear-spathulate to lanceolate, acute, 8-25mm long, leaves below inflorescence connate, sepals two, reniform, floral tube 12-14mm long, limb 4mm |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed when ripe or as soon as possible division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Cruckshanksia capitata Phil. Cruckshanksia capitata var. densifolia (Phil.) Reiche Cruckshanksia densifolia Phil. Cruckshanksia flava Baill. |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (CLC Chile Central, CLN Chile North) |