Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Shivparvatia glanduligera (Edgew.) Pusalkar & D.K.Singh |
Bibliography | J. Jap. Bot. 90: 84 (2015) |
Native Range | Tibet to Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 4000-5500m |
Description | stems yellow, thin, leaves ovate-lanceolate, flat, 5-6mm, white glandular pubescent, flowers 1-2, pedicellate, sepals patent, lanceolate, petals obovate, 5-7mm long, obtuse |
Size | 2-6cm |
Color | violet |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Arenaria glanduligera Edgew. Dichodon glanduligerum (Edgew.) Ikonn. Solitaria glanduligera (Edgew.) Sadeghian & Zarre |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal, WHM West Himalaya) |