Family | POLYGONACEAE |
Genus species | Rheum kialense Franch. |
Bibliography | Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. (Paris) 1: 212 (1895) |
Native Range | c. China |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland and thickets |
Altitude | 2800-3900m |
Description | basal leaves petiolate, ovate to triangular-cordate, 6-11cm, pale green, yellow hirsute, entire, stem leaves small, panicle few branched, flowers small, in clusters of 2-5 |
Size | 25-55cm |
Color | greenish white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 16-18°C division in spring; cuttings in late spring and late summer |
Synonyms | Rheum micranthum Sam. Rumex cacaliifolius H.Lév. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHN China North-Central) |