Family | GENTIANACEAE |
Genus species | Halenia pusilla Gilg |
Bibliography | Beibl. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 118: 107 (1916) |
Native Range | w. Bolivia |
Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 3200-4600m |
Description | basal leaves large, oblanceolate, thick, petiolate, 10-15mm, inflorescence 5-flowered cyme, flowers ca. 6mm long, pedicellate, spur rudimentary |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Halenia dombeyana var. brevicornis Wedd. |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia) |