Family | GENTIANACEAE |
Genus species | Gentianella oreosilene (Gilg) J.S.Pringle |
Bibliography | Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45: 1255 (1993) |
Native Range | Peru |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 3000-4000m |
Description | leaves all equal, opposite, linear, sessile, acute, 1-2cm, rather coriaceous, margins cartilagineous-serrate, flowers in false raceme, 15-17mm, lobes oblong, acute |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | pale lilac, purple |
Bloom | 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 spring |
Synonyms | Gentiana oreosilene Gilg Gentiana pachystemon Gilg Gentianella pachystemon (Gilg) T.N.Ho & S.W.Liu |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (PER Peru) |