Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Lagotis clarkei Hook.f. trib. Veronicae |
Bibliography | Fl. Brit. India 4: 559 (1885) |
Native Range | s. Tibet to e. & c. Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 3800-5300m |
Description | basal leaves numerous, petiolate, ovate, 4-9cm long, coriaceous, irregularly dentate, stem leaves numerous, smaller, spike to 10cm, slender, curvate, flowers 5-8mm long |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | bluish purple |
Bloom | late summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
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, 10-16°C division in spring just as young growth commences |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal) |