Family | GENTIANACEAE |
Genus species | Comastoma cyananthiflorum (Franch.) Holub |
Bibliography | Folia Geobot. Phytotax. 2: 120 (1967) |
Native Range | sc. China to se. Qinghai |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 3000-4900m |
Description | basal leaves petiolate, 15-28mm, spathulate to ovate, obtuse or acute, flowers terminal, solitary, crateriform, 14-25mm long, lobes oblong, 6-10mm long |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | blue |
Bloom | late summer |
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Type | perennial |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Comastoma maclarenii (Harry Sm.) Holub Gentiana cyananthiflora Franch. Gentianella cyananthiflora (Franch.) Harry Sm. Gentianella maclarenii Harry Sm. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHQ Qinghai, CHT Tibet) |