Calceolaria biflora Lam.

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Calceolariaceae > Calceolaria

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite herb. It grows 0.15-0.275m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.15 - 0.28
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 4-9
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 1-5
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-8

Usage

Uses environmental use
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) 14 - 21
Germination temperacture (C°) 20
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -12
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Flower

Calceolaria biflora flower picture by Daniel Barthelemy (cc-by-nc)

Distribution

Calceolaria biflora world distribution map, present in Argentina, Chile, Falkland Islands (Malvinas), and Uruguay

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:41242-2
WFO ID wfo-0000579296
COL ID PGYX
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Calceolaria andicola Calceolaria hoppeana Calceolaria nudicaulis Calceolaria plantaginea Fagelia biflora Calceolaria falklandica Fagelia falklandica Fagelia plantaginea Boea plantaginea Calceolaria biflora var. magellanica Calceolaria plantaginea var. magellanica Fagelia biflora var. plantaginea Fagelia biflora var. uniflora Fagelia biflora var. obtusifolia Calceolaria biflora f. falklandica Calceolaria morrisonii Calceolaria biflora Calceolaria biflora var. biflora