| Family | CRASSULACEAE |
| Genus species | Rhodiola himalensis (D.Don) S.H.Fu |
| Synonyms | Sedum himalense D.Don |
| Sedum hypericifolium Wall. | |
| Habitat | thickets and woods |
| Altitude | 2600-5000m |
| Description | stems reddish, stem leaves alternate, sessile, lanceolate, finely verrucose, acute, flowers in corymb, unisexual, petals oblong-lanceolate, 3-4mm long |
| Size | 10-50cm |
| Color | dark purple |
| Bloom | late spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | cold, shady site with a humous, moist soil alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade |
| Propagation | seed in winter, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (China South-Central , Tibet ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (East Himalaya , Nepal , West Himalaya) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | CRASSULACEAE
himalensis bouvieri (Raym.-Hamet.) H.Ohba, J. Fac. Sci. Univ. Tokyo, Sect. 3, Bot., 13(2): 137 (1982)
himalensis taohoensis (S.H.Fu) H.Ohba, ibid.
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