Family | GENTIANACEAE |
Genus species | Swertia marginata Schrenk |
Synonyms | Swertia komarovii Pissjauk. |
Swertia pseudopetiolata Pissjauk. | |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 1000-3000m |
Description | basal 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 |
Size | 15-40cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | late summer |
Ca | + |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed 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) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | GENTIANACEAE
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