Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Kurzamra pulchella (Clos) Kuntze |
Bibliography | Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 521 (1891) |
Native Range | nw. Argentina to c. & n. Chile |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 3500-4100m |
Description | leaves dense, fragrant, sessile, obtuse, pubescent, obovate-oblong, 3-5mm long, flowers in pairs, axillary, subsessile, 8-10mm long, floral tube white, calyx pubescent |
Size | 1-5cm |
Color | pinkish violet |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Micromeria pulchella (Clos) Wedd. Soliera pulchella Clos |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest, CLC Chile Central, CLN Chile North) |