| Family | CAMPANULACEAE |
| Genus species | Codonopsis ovata Benth. |
| Bibliography | III. Bot. Himal. Mts. [J.F.Royle]: 253 (1835) |
| Native Range | Central Asia to w. Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 3000-4500m |
| Description | leaves ovate, 1-2cm long, hirsute, flowers solitary pedicellate, 25-30mm long, in upper part of stems, corolla infundibuliform, inside purple veined |
| Size | 30-40cm |
| Color | pale blue |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuberous perennial |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in winter, uncovered, light, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division of tubers in late summer |
| Synonyms | Glosocomia ovata (Benth.) Lindl. Wahlenbergia roylei A.DC. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KGZ Kirgizistan, TZK Tadzhikistan, UZB Uzbekistan) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya) |