Family | CAMPANULACEAE |
Genus species | Lobelia oligophylla (Wedd.) Lammers |
Bibliography | Novon 9: 74 (1999) |
Native Range | Ecuador to s. South America |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 0-4500m |
Description | leaves elliptic to broadly ovate or orbiculate, bright green, to 1cm long, petioles 1-2cm, flowers 10-15mm across, purple striate |
Size | 1-5cm |
Color | pale violet, white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, light, germ. 1 month, 18-24°C basal cuttings in spring |
Synonyms | Hypsela atacamensis (Phil.) F.Phil. Hypsela longiflora (Hook.f.) F.Phil. Hypsela oligophylla (Wedd.) Benth. & Hook.f. Hypsela reniformis (Kunth) C.Presl Hypsela subsessilis (Wedd.) Benth. & Hook.f. Lobelia pratiana Gaudich ex Lammers Lysipomia reniformis Kunth. Pratia atacamensis Phil. Pratia longiflora Hook.f. Pratia oligophylla Wedd. Pratia pencana Phil. Pratia repens Gaudich Pratia repens var. urvilleana A.DC. Pratia subsessilis Wedd. |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, ECU Ecuador, PER Peru) 85 Southern South America (AGE Argentina Northeast, AGS Argentina South, AGW Argentina Northwest, CLC Chile Central, CLN Chile North, CLS Chile South) 9 Antarctic 90 Subantarctic Islands (FAL Falkland Is.) |