| Family | CRASSULACEAE |
| Genus species | Rhodiola tibetica (Hook.f. & Thomson) S.H.Fu |
| Bibliography | Acta Phytotax. Sin., Addit. 1: 121 (1965) |
| Native Range | Afghanistan to sw. Tibet and Nepal |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 3000-5400m |
| Description | stem leaves linear to narrowly ovate, 5-9mm, acute, apically setose, inflorescence corymbose, flowers many, sepals oblong, petals elliptic-lanceolate, 2-4mm long |
| Size | 25-30cm |
| Color | purple, 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 | Chamaerhodiola tibetica (Hook.f. & Thomson) Nakai Chamaerhodiola stracheyi (Hook.f. & Thomson) Nakai Sedum quadrifidum var. tibeticum Hook.f. & Thomson Sedum stracheyi Hook.f. & Thomson Sedum tibeticum Hook.f. & Thomson Sedum tibeticum var. stracheyi (Hook.f. & Thomson) C.B.Clarke |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan) 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (NEP Nepal, PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya) |