| Family | APIACEAE |
| Genus species | Sinocarum cruciatum (Franch.) H.Wolff ex F.T.Pu |
| Bibliography | Fl. Reipubl. Popularis Sin. 55(2): 33 (1985) |
| Native Range | sc. China to se. Tibet and n. Myanmar |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 2800-4200m |
| Description | grey-green, basal leaves petiolate, in outline triangular, ternately 1-2-pinnate, ultimate segments linear-lanceolate, umbels 1-2cm in diam., rays 4-7, subequal |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | violet, greenish white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed when ripe or as soon as possible |
| Synonyms | Carum cruciatum Franch. Carum cruciatum var. linearilobum Franch. Carum forrestii M.Hiroe Ligusticum cruciatum (Franch.) M.Hiroe Sinocarum caespitosum H.Wolff Sinocarum cruciatum var. linearilobum (Franch.) R.H.Shan & F.T.Pu |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 41 Indo-China (MYA Myanmar) |