Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Shivparvatia stracheyi (Edgew.) Pusalkar & D.K.Singh |
Bibliography | J. Jap. Bot. 90: 84 (2015) |
Native Range | w. Tibet to w. Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | bogs, marshes |
Altitude | 3000-5300m |
Description | glabrous, leaves narrowly orbiculate, 5-6mm, carnose, acute, flowers solitary, terminal, pedicellate, sepals orbiculate, acute, petals broadly obovate, 6-10mm long, obtuse |
Size | 2-5cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | very moist to boggy, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, sandy soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Arenaria stracheyi Edgew. Dichodon stracheyi (Edgew.) Ikonn. Solitaria stracheyi (Edgew.) Sadeghian & Zarre |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (WHM West Himalaya) |