Family | GENTIANACEAE |
Genus species | Halenia mathewsii Gilg |
Bibliography | Beibl. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 118: 111 (1916) |
Native Range | Peru |
Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 3500-4500m |
Description | basal leaves obovate-oblong, rounded, at base tapered, to 3cm, stem leaves similar, narrower, acuminate, broadly sessile, flowers 3-5 in lax cyme, corolla ca. 7mm long |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | yellow |
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; basal cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (PER Peru) |