Family | GENTIANACEAE |
Genus species | Gentianella limoselloides (Kunth) Fabris |
Bibliography | Bol. Soc. Argent. Bot. 8: 166 (1960) |
Native Range | Ecuador to Peru |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | bogs, marshes |
Altitude | 3100-4300m |
Description | stem leaves opposite, petiolate, spathulate, obtuse, ca. 12mm, rather thick, peduncles 12-16mm, calyx campanulate, lobes acute, lanceolate, corolla ca. 1cm, lobes obtuse |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | white |
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 winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C division in spring; cuttings in late spring |
Synonyms | Gentiana limoselloides Kunth Gentiana limoselloides subvar. marginata Wedd. Gentiana limoselloides var. pusillima Wedd. Gentiana limoselloides var. tubulosa Griseb. Gentiana peduncularis Willd. ex Schult. |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (ECU Ecuador, PER Peru) |