Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Plantago tubulosa Decne. trib. Plantaginae |
Bibliography | Prodr. [A.P.de Candolle] 13(1): 728 (1852) |
Native Range | c. & ec. Mexico, w. & s. South America |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2700-5000m |
Description | leaves linear to linear-lanceolate, acute, remotely dentate or entire, carnose, glabrous, 15-20mm, inflorescence short, lanate, spikes 1-2-flowered |
Size | 3-7cm |
Color | |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in spring; cuttings of rosettes in late summer |
Synonyms | Plantago purpusii Brandegee Plantago tubulosa f. maxima Pilg. |
Territory | 7 Northern America 79 Mexico (MXC Mexico Central, MXG Mexico Gulf) 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, ECU Ecuador, PER Peru) 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest, CLN Chile North) |