Family | APIACEAE |
Genus species | Cortia depressa (D.Don) C.Norman |
Bibliography | J. Bot. 75: 96 (1937) |
Native Range | sc. Tibet to Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 3300-4900m |
Description | leaves in outline oblong, pinnate, segments pinnatisect, lobes short, fine, linear, umbels compound, umbellules 1-3cm, calyx lobes linear-lanceolate, flowers fragrant |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | white, dark purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed when ripe or as soon as possible division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Athamantha depressa D.Don Cortia lindleyi Wall. ex DC. Cortia nepalensis C.Norman Daucus depressus (D.Don) Spreng. Schulzia lindleyi Wall. ex DC. Schulzia nepalensis (C.Norman) M.Hiroe |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal, WHM West Himalaya) |