Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Lagotis decumbens Rupr. trib. Veronicae |
Synonyms | Gymnandra thomsonii C.B.Clarke ex Hemsl. |
Habitat | scree and moraines |
Altitude | 4800-5500m |
Description | basal leaves 5-10, petiolate, ovate-oblong to elliptic, 3-6cm, coarsely dentate, obtuse, stem leaves 3-4, small, spike about 25mm long, compact, flowers ca. 1cm long |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | pale blue |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C division in spring just as young growth commences |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Middle Asia (Kirgizistan , Tadzhikistan ) China (Tibet , Xinjiang ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (West Himalaya) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | PLANTAGINACEAE
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