| Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Ourisia ruellioides (L.f.) Kuntze trib. Angelonieae |
| Bibliography | Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(2): 238 (1898) |
| Native Range | s. Argentina to c. & s. Chile |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | bogs, marshes |
| Altitude | 0-2600m |
| Description | leaves ovate to elliptic, sharply serrate, petiolate, scape solitary, inflorescence elongate raceme, flowers 2-24, pendent, 20-25mm long, calyx purple-brown |
| Size | 10-25cm |
| Color | scarlet red |
| Bloom | spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | very moist to boggy, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, sandy soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Chelone ruellioides L.f. Ourisia glabra Molina Ourisia magellanica C.F.Gaertn. Ourisa miltopsis Comm. ex J.St.Hil. Ourisia poeppigii Benth. Ourisia racemosa Clos Ourisia ruellioides var. poeppigii (Benth.) Hosseus |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, CLC Chile Central, CLS Chile South) |