Family | ARALIACEAE |
Genus species | Hydrocotyle chamaemorus Cham. & Schltdl. |
Bibliography | Linnaea 1: 363 (1826) |
Native Range | s. Argentina to c. & s. Chile, Falkland Islands |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 0-2500m |
Description | leaves petiolate, reniform, 7-lobate, double-dentate, sparsely hirsute, 2cm wide, petioles densely hirsute, umbels 20-30-flowered, shortly pedunculate, achenes hirsute |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed when ripe or as soon as possible division in spring; cuttings in late spring and late summer |
Synonyms | Hydrocotyla araucana Phil. Hydrocotyle araucana var. patagonica Speg. Hydrocotyle carrerae Phil. Hydrocotyle chamaemorus var. valdiviana (Phil.) Reiche Hydrocotyle rahmerii Phil. Hydrocotyle skottsbergii Gand. Hydrocotyle valdiviana Phil. |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, CLC Chile Central, CLS Chile South) 9 Antarctic 90 Subantarctic Islands (FAL Falkland Is.) |