Family | CRASSULACEAE |
Genus species | Rhodiola discolor (Franch.) S.H.Fu |
Bibliography | Acta Phytotax. Sin., Addit. 1: 124 (1965) |
Native Range | sc. China e. & c. Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 2800-4500m |
Description | stem leaves alternate, oblong-lanceolate to ovate, 9-25mm, abaxially glaucous, acute, inflorescence corymbose, sepals narrowly triangular, petals 5-6mm long |
Size | 10-40cm |
Color | purplish red |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | succulent perennial |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in winter, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in spring and in late summer; cuttings in summer |
Synonyms | Sedum bupleuroides var. discolor (Franch.) Fröd. Sedum discolor Franch. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal) |