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Lagotis decumbens Rupr. trib. Veronicae 
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FamilyPLANTAGINACEAE
Genus speciesLagotis decumbens Rupr. trib. Veronicae
BibliographySert. Tiansch. [F.von der Osten-Saken]: 64 (1869)
Native RangeCentral Asia to w. China and w. Himalaya
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatscree and moraines
Altitude4800-5500m
Descriptionbasal leaves 5-10, petiolate, ovate-oblong to elliptic, 3-6cm, coarsely dentate, obtuse, stem leaves 3-4, small, spike about 25mm long, compact, flowers ca. 1cm long
Size10-15cm
Colorpale blue
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationgravelly, humous, moist, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, semi-shade
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C
division in spring just as young growth commences
SynonymsGymnandra thomsonii C.B.Clarke ex Hemsl.
Lagotis glauca ssp. australis Maxim.
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     32 Middle Asia (KGZ Kirgizistan, TZK Tadzhikistan)
     36 China (CHT Tibet, CHX Xinjiang)
4 Asia-Tropical
     40 Indian Subcontinent (WHM West Himalaya)
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