Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Shivparvatia ciliolata (Edgew. & Hook.f.) Pusalkar & D.Singh |
Bibliography | J. Jap. Bot. 90: 83 (2015) |
Native Range | s. Tibet to Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 4000-5000m |
Description | leaves sessile, ovate to orbiculate, 5-10mm long, adaxially brown hirsute, acuminate, flowers solitary, terminal, sepals elliptic, ciliate, acuminate, petals obovate, 9-10mm, obtuse |
Size | 5-8cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
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, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Arenaria ciliolata Edgew. & Hook.f. Dichodon ciliolatum (Edgew. & Hook.f.) Ikonn. Solitaria ciliolata (Edgew & Hook.f.) Sadeghian & Zarre |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal, WHM West Himalaya) |