Family | OROBANCHACEAE |
Genus species | Neobartsia melampyroides (Kunth) Uribe-Convers & Tank |
Bibliography | Syst. Bot. 41: 680 (2016) |
Native Range | Ecuador to n. Bolivia |
Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 2000-5200m |
Description | stems hirsute, leaves linear, on apex obtusely dentate, upper leaves entire, inflorescence paniculate, flowers pedicellate, calyx glandular-hirsute, corolla 12mm, glabrous |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
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, 10-16°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Bartsia elongata var. pusilla Wedd. Bartsia euphrasioides Wedd. Bartsia gracilis Benth. Bartsia melampyroides (Kunth) Benth. Euphrasia hispida Willd. ex Spreng. Euphrasia melampyroides Kunth, |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, ECU Ecuador, PER Peru) |