Family | SOLANACEAE |
Genus species | Solanum echegarayi Hieron. |
Bibliography | Bol. Acad. Nac. Ci. 4: 58 (1881) |
Native Range | n. Argentina to c. Chile |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | stony grassland |
Description | leaves 1-2cm, oblong, glabrous, bright green, with triangular teeth and decurrent petiole, flowers to 12mm long |
Size | 20-25cm |
Color | violet |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Solanum glaberrimum C.V.Morton Solanum hastatilobum Bitter Solanum hastatilobum ssp. brachyphyllum Bitter Solanum juncalense Reiche Solanum juncalense ssp. aconcaguae Bitter |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGE Argentina Northeast, AGW Argentina Northwest, CLC Chile Central) |