Family | SOLANACEAE |
Genus species | Benthamiella graminifolia Skottsb. |
Bibliography | Kongl. Svenska Vetensk. Acad. Handl., n.f., 56(5): 297 (1916) |
Native Range | s. Argentina |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 0-3100m |
Description | leaves very narrow, acute, coriaceous, to 12mm long, flowers sessile, tubular, 15mm long, above leaves, with five long, narrow, acute petals |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | yellowish |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed when ripe or as soon as possible cuttings in summer |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South) |