Family | APIACEAE |
Genus species | Azorella biloba (Schltdl.) Wedd. |
Bibliography | Chlor. Andina 2: 196 (1861) |
Native Range | w. South America to n. Argentina and n. Chile |
Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 2500-5100m |
Description | leaves erect or patent, 6-20mm, oblong or ovate, entire or at apex bilobate, glabrous, petiole dilate, ciliate, umbels many flowered, amongst leaves |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | greenish white, yellow |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed when ripe or as soon as possible cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Azorella biloba var. normalis Kuntze Azorella biloba var. strigosa Wedd. Azorella biloba f. subglabra Kuntze Azorella lehmanii Hieron. Fragosa biloba Schltdl. |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, CLM Colombia, ECU Ecuador, PER Peru) 85 Southern South America (AGE Argentina Northeast, AGW Argentina Northwest, CLN Chile North) |