| Family | GENTIANACEAE |
| Genus species | Halenia weddeliana Gilg |
| Synonyms | Halenia hoppii Reimers |
| Halenia meyeri-johannis Gilg | |
| Swertia hypericoides Kunth | |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 1000-4500m |
| Description | basal leaves spathulate or oblong, tapered to petiole, ca. 3cm long, stem leaves oblong, acute, 3-nerved, flowers numerous in capitate cyme, corolla ca. 1cm |
| Size | 15-25cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | rosette, tuft |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Southern America
Western South America (Bolivia , Colombia , Ecuador , Peru) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | GENTIANACEAE
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