Family | GENTIANACEAE |
Genus species | Gentianella poculifera (Gilg) Zarucchi |
Bibliography | Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45: 1256 (1993) |
Native Range | Peru (Junín) |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 3000-3600m |
Description | taproot, basal leaves oblong, acute, 10-15mm, tapered to petiole, flowers usually solitary, 15mm long, pedicellate, infundibuliform |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | pink |
Bloom | late 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 winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late spring |
Synonyms | Gentiana poculifera Gilg |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (PER Peru) |