Family | MALVACEAE |
Genus species | Lecanophora subacaulis Krapov. |
Bibliography | Kurtziana 2: 120 (1965) |
Native Range | s. Argentina to s. Chile |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 0-300m |
Description | leaves 12mm, glaucous, tripartite, each segment pinnate into three narrow, rounded lobes, flowers solitary, to 18mm across, axillary, pedicellate |
Size | 1-5cm |
Color | bright violet |
Bloom | summer |
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Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, CLS Chile South) |