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Myricaria rosea W.W.Sm.  
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FamilyTAMARICACEAE
Genus speciesMyricaria rosea W.W.Sm. 
BibliographyNotes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 10: 52 (1917)
Native Rangesc. China to Nepal
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatalluvial gravel
Altitude2600-5300m
Descriptionleaves grey-green, broadly lanceolate, glandular punctate, 5-10mm long, dense, more or less imbricate, flowers 5-7mm long in compact spike, 3-8cm long
Size20-30cm
Colorpink, pinkish purple
Bloomlate spring, summer
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationgravelly, humous, moist, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, semi-shade
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C
cuttings in late summer
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHT Tibet)
4 Asia-Tropical
     40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal)
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