Family | GENTIANACEAE |
Genus species | Gentianella peruviana (Griseb.) Fabris |
Bibliography | Bol. Soc. Argent. Bot. 7: 93 (1958) |
Native Range | Peru (Cusco) |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 3000-3500m |
Description | basal leaves few, carnose-coriaceous, oblanceolate, 7-12mm, obtuse, flowers solitary, calyx campanulate, corolla lobes shorter than tube, broadly obovate |
Size | 2-4cm |
Color | white |
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; cuttings in late spring |
Synonyms | Gentiana limoselloides var. peruviana Griseb. Gentiana peruviana (Griseb.) Gilg |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (PER Peru) |