Family | MONTIACEAE |
Genus species | Montiopsis copiapina (Phil.) D.I.Ford |
Bibliography | Phytologia 74: 275 (1993) |
Native Range | nw. Argentina to c. & nc. Chile |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 1900-4300m |
Description | leaves narrowly oblong, 8-15mm, stems with several alternate leaves and compact, terminal raceme of small flowers, corolla short, thinly pedicellate, sepals glandular-hirsute |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | pink, white |
Bloom | early spring |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months 18-21°C cuttings in summer |
Synonyms | Calandrinia copiapina Phil. Calandrinia polia Phil. |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest, CLC Chile Central, CLN Chile North) |