Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Lophanthus subnivalis Lipsky |
Synonyms | Lophanthus tomentosus Regel |
Lophanthus virescens (Lipsky) Kochk. | |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2100-3600m |
Description | grey tomentose, leaves shortly petiolate, the lower small, cordate, stem leaves broadly ovate, obtuse, crenate-dentate, cymes pedicellate, few flowered, remote, flowers 15-20mm |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | blue |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Middle Asia (Kirgizistan , Tadzhikistan) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | LAMIACEAE
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