Family | MALVACEAE |
Genus species | Acaulimalva sulphurea Krapov. |
Bibliography | Darwiniana 19: 34 (1974) |
Native Range | Peru (Cajamarca) |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2500-4500m |
Description | strigose, leaves narrowly ovate, 25mm long, irregularly dentate, flowers solitary, petals ca. 15mm long |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
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Type | tuberous perennial |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division of tubers in late summer |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (PER Peru) |