Family | GENTIANACEAE |
Genus species | Gentiana erectosepala T.N.Ho sect. Frigidae |
Bibliography | Acta Phytotax. Sin. 23: 47 (1895) |
Native Range | se. Tibet |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 3600-4600m |
Description | leaves in erect rosettes, petiolate, oblong to spathulate, 3-7cm, round, stem leaves in pairs, petiolate, elliptic, cymes axillary and terminal producing free panicle |
Size | 8-20cm |
Color | pale yellow, white |
Bloom | late summer, autumn |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Gentiana handeliana ssp. erectosepala (T.N.Ho) Halda |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) |