Family | MALVACEAE |
Genus species | Acaulimalva crenata (A.W.Hill.) Krapov. |
Bibliography | Darwiniana 19: 18 (1974) |
Native Range | Peru |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 3500-4600m |
Description | petioles 3-5cm long, densely tomentose, leaves orbiculate, cordate, adaxially strigose, 5-7-lobate, lobes crenate, flowers solitary, numerous, petals 1cm, obovate |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuberous perennial |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division of tubers in late summer |
Synonyms | Malvastrum crenatum A.W.Hill |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (PER Peru) |