| Family | DIAPENSIACEAE |
| Genus species | Diapensia lapponica L. |
| Synonyms | Diapensia japonica J.F.Gmel. |
| Diapensia obtusifolia Salisb. | |
| Habitat | tundra |
| Altitude | arctic-boreal |
| Description | leaves 7-15mm, oblong-oblanceolate to narrowly spathulate, margins narrowly revolute, flowers solitary, pedicellate, sepals connate, corolla campanulate, 7-10mm, lobes entire |
| Size | 3-8cm |
| Color | white, pale rose, pink |
| Bloom | early summer |
| Ca | - |
| Type | subshrub, carpet |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed when ripe or as soon as possible cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Circumpolar
Europe Northern Europe (Finland , Great Britain , Iceland , Norway , Sweden ) Eastern Europe (North European Russia ) Asia-Temperate Siberia (Krasnoyarsk , West Siberia ) Northern America Subarctic America (Greenland , Nunavut ) Western Canada (Manitoba ) Eastern Canada (Labrador , Newfoundland , Nova Scotia , Québec ) Northeastern U.S.A. (Maine , New Hampshire , New York , Vermont) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | DIAPENSIACEAE
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