| Family | ROSACEAE |
| Genus species | Geum elatum Wall ex G.Don |
| Synonyms | Geum adnatum Wall. |
| Geum sieversii Scheutz | |
| Sieversia elata Royle | |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 2700-5400m |
| Description | basal leaves in outline broadly linear, pinnate, segments suborbiculate, irregularly crenate and ciliate, cyme 1-6-flowered, flowers 28-35mm, petals obovate, emarginate |
| Size | 5-40cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | early summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in early spring |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (China South-Central , China North-Central , Tibet ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (East Himalaya , Nepal , Pakistan , West Himalaya) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ROSACEAE
elatum rubrum Ludlow, Bull. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.), Bot. 5(5): 276 (1976)
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