Family | LOASACEAE |
Genus species | Blumenbachia prietea Gay |
Bibliography | Fl. Chil. 2: 435 (1847) |
Native Range | s. Argentina to c. Chile |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1500-3000m |
Description | stinging hirsute, stems subterranean, leaves long petiolate, pinnatilobate, lobes 3-6, coarsely dentate, obtuse, flowers pedicellate, axillary, sepals lanceolate, petals 1-2cm |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | greenish white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C root cuttings in spring |
Synonyms | Caiophora prietea (Gay) Urb. & Gilg. |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, CLC Chile Central) |