Family | CRASSULACEAE |
Genus species | Rhodiola smithii (Raym.-Hamet) S.H.Fu |
Bibliography | Acta Phytotax. Sin., Addit. 1: 122 (1965) |
Native Range | s. Tibet to e. & c. Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 4000-5000m |
Description | lower leaves triangular-orbiculate to broadly linear, stem leaves alternate, narrowly ovate, 7-14mm, obtuse, flowers in lax corymb, sepals lanceolate, petals oblong, 4-6mm long |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | |
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 | Rhodiola sangpo-tibetana (Fröd.) S.H.Fu Sedum sangpo-tibetanum Fröd. Sedum smithii Raym.-Hamet |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal) |