Family | CALCEOLARIACEAE |
Genus species | Calceolaria plectranthifolia Walp. |
Bibliography | Nov. Actorum Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. Nat. Cur. 19(Suppl. 1): 395 (1843) |
Native Range | s. Peru to nw. Argentina |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1500-4800m |
Description | leaves densely crowded, shortly petiolate, oblong or obovate, ca. 2cm long, double dentate, adaxially rugose, inflorescence ramose, many flowered, corolla 8-10mm |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
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Type | perennial |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Calceolaria fiebrigiana Kraenzl. Calceolaria foliosa Griseb. Calceolaria hieronymi Kraenzl. Calceolaria paucifolia Edwin & Wooden Fagelia plectranthifolia (Walp.) Kuntze |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, PER Peru) 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest) |