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Oreocharis henryana Oliv.  
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FamilyGESNERIACEAE
Genus speciesOreocharis henryana Oliv. 
BibliographyHooker‘s Icon. Pl. 20: t. 1944 (1890)
Native Rangec. China
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatshady rocks
Altitude600-3000m
Descriptionacaulescent, leaves petiolate, oblong, 2-8cm, abaxially densely pale brown lanate, cuneate, dentate, acute, cymes 4-10-flowered, peduncles red puberulent, corolla 1cm
Size7-18cm
Colorpurple
Bloomsummer, autumn
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationshady, humous, rock crevices
alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade
Propagationseed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C
division in spring and late summer; leaf cuttings in summer
SynonymsOreocharis squamigera H.Lév.
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHN China North-Central)
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