Family | ROSACEAE |
Genus species | Sibbaldia cuneata Edgew. |
Bibliography | Trans. Linn. Soc. London 20: 44 (1846) |
Native Range | Afghanistan to w. & sc. China, Taiwan |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 1000-4500m |
Description | leaves pinnate, leaflets 3-5, eliptic to obovate-cuneate, apically dentate, 5-12mm long, flowers 4-5mm across, in lax, compressed clusters, petals as long as sepals |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer and fall |
Synonyms | Potentilla cuneata Wall. ex Lehm. Potentilla sibbaldii var. micrantha Hook.f. Sibbaldia cuneata var. micrantha (Hook.f.) R.R.Stewart Sibbaldia maxima Kesselr. ex Murav. Sibbaldia parviflora var. micrantha (Hook.f.) Dikshit & Panigrahi Sibbaldia taiwanensis S.L.Li |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan) 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHQ Qinghai, CHT Tibet) 38 Eastern Asia (TAI Taiwan) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal, PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya) |