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FamilyGENTIANACEAE
Genus speciesSwertia marginata Schrenk 
SynonymsSwertia komarovii Pissjauk.
 Swertia pseudopetiolata Pissjauk.
Habitatgrassland
Altitude1000-3000m
Descriptionbasal leaves 3-4-pairs, petiolate, linear to oblanceolate, 3-8cm long, stem leaves 1-2 pairs, bracteose, flowers in interrupted thyrsus, 8-15cm long, corolla 13-15mm across
Size15-40cm
Coloryellow
Bloomlate summer
Ca+
Typetuft
Cultivationmesic, slightly humous, sunny site
alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C
division in spring; cuttings in late summer
Territory Asia-Temperate
     Siberia (Altay , Buryatiya , Irkutsk , Krasnoyarsk , Tuva )
     Middle Asia (Kazakhstan , Kirgizistan , Tadzhikistan )
     Western Asia (Afghanistan )
     China (China North-Central , Xinjiang )
     Mongolia
Asia-Tropical
     Indian Subcontinent (West Himalaya)
BibliographyPlants of the World online powo.science.kew.org
International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org
Comments

GENTIANACEAE

Swertia marginata Schrenk, Bull. Sci. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg 10: 353 (1842)

Synonyms:
Swertia komarovii Pissjauk.
Swertia pseudopetiolata Pissjauk.

s. Siberia, c. Asia, Afghanistan, n. China, Mongolia, w. Himalaya
30 ALT BRY IRK KRA TVA 32 KAZ KGZ TZK 34 AFG 36 CHN CHX 37 MON 40 WHM

1000-3000m

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