| Family | APIACEAE |
| Genus species | Bupleurum rupestre Edgew. |
| Bibliography | Trans. Linn. Soc. London 20: 52 (1846) |
| Native Range | ne. Afghanistan to w. Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 2500-4500m |
| Description | basal leaves crowded, linear, 2-3cm, amplexicaule, acute, upper leaves lanceolate, shortly acuminate, involucral bracts 1-3, oval, unequal, rays 2-4, to 1cm long |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | yellow, dark purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-16°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Bupleurum aitchisonii f. atroviolaceum O.E.Schulz Bupleurum aitchisonii var. caudatum H.Wolff Bupleurum atroviolaceum (O.E.Schulz) Nasir Bupleurum falcatum var. afghanicum Kitam. Bupleurum falcatum var. nigrocarpum C.B.Clarke Bupleurum nigrocarpum Jacquem. ex C.B.Clarke |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya) |