Family | RANUNCULACEAE |
Genus species | Hamadryas magellanica Lam. |
Bibliography | Encycl. 3: 67 (1789) |
Native Range | s. Argentina to s. Chile |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 0-1000m |
Description | leaves 2-7cm wide, triangular to orbiculate in outline, 3-5-lobate, flowers 2-5 in raceme, corolla with 12-16 linear to lanceolate petals |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 3-6 months, 10-13°C division after flowering and in fall |
Synonyms | Adonis magellanica (Lam.) Raeusch Hamadryas magellanica f. tomentosa (DC.) Skottsb. Hamadryas magellanica var. tomentosa (DC.) Hook.f. Hamadryas tomentosa DC. |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, CLS Chile South) |