Family | POLYGALACEAE |
Genus species | Senega subandina (Phil.) J.F.B.Pastore & Agust.Martinez |
Bibliography | Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 108: 146 (2023) |
Native Range | Bolivia to Argentina and c. Chile |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 0-4500m |
Description | stems partly subterranean, leaves dense, linear, acute, 8mm, flowers solitary, sepals oblong-oval, pale blue, lateral petals linear, at apex blue-violet |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | bluish white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny 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 in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Polygala gayi A.W.Benn. Polygala parvula Phil. Polygala stricta Gay Polygala stricta var. parvula (Phil.) Reiche Polygala subandina Phil. |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia) 85 Southern South America (AGE Argentina Northeast, AGS Argentina South, AGW Argentina Northwest, CLC Chile Central) |