Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Lagotis crassifolia Prain trib. Veronicae |
Bibliography | J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 65: 63 (1896) |
Native Range | s. Tibet to e. Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 4200-5300m |
Description | basal leaves numerous, thick, coriaceous, ovate, 2-6cm, coarsely dentate, petiole thick, flattened, stem leaves 3-4, smaller, spike elongate, flowers 10-13mm long |
Size | 2-12cm |
Color | bluish purple, white |
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) |