Family | RUBIACEAE |
Genus species | Cruckshanksia pumila Clos |
Bibliography | Fl. Chil. [C.Gay] 3: 196 (1848) |
Native Range | c. & n. Chile |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
Altitude | 800-2300m |
Description | leaves lanceolate, acute, 3-40mm long, sepals two, orbiculate-cordate, 7-10mm wide, corolla 10-13mm long |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | bright yellow |
Bloom | summer |
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Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed when ripe or as soon as possible cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Cruckshanksia chrysantha Phil. Cruckshanksia darapskyana Phil. Cruckshanksia geisseana Phil. Cruckshanksia tripartita Phil. |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (CLC Chile Central, CLN Chile North) |