Family | POLYGALACEAE |
Genus species | Acanthocladus tehuelchum Speg. |
Bibliography | Revista Fac. Agron. Univ. Nac. La Plata 3: 496 (1897) |
Native Range | s. Argentina to s. Chile |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 0-1000m |
Description | leaves elliptic, oblong or linear-spathulate, 3-9mm long, shortly petiolate, thick, flowers 4-6mm long, up to six in spicate raceme; biennial |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | bluish |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | biennial |
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 |
Synonyms | Polygala darwiniana A.W.Benn. Polygala tehuelchum (Speg.) Speg. |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, CLS Chile South) |