Family | MALVACEAE |
Genus species | Acaulimalva dryadifolia (Solms) Krapov. |
Bibliography | Darwiniana 19: 19 (1974) |
Native Range | Bolivia to s. Peru |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | stony grassland |
Altitude | 4000-4600m |
Description | flowers solitary, pedicellate, forming compact tuft in the centre of each rosette, petals 20-23mm long |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | bluish white, pale violet |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuberous perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division of tubers in late summer |
Synonyms | Malvastrum dryadifolium Solms Malvastrum hauthalii Ulbr. |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, PER Peru) |