Family | RANUNCULACEAE |
Genus species | Aconitum falciforme Hand.-Mazz. |
Bibliography | Acta Horti Gothob. 13: 94 (1939) |
Native Range | sc. China (w. Sichuan) |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 4400-4600m |
Description | leaves petiolate, orbiculate-pentagonal, 3-5cm, glabrous, trisect, middle segment rhombic, bisect, ultimate segments linear, inflorescence 5cm, densely 10-flowered |
Size | 25-30cm |
Color | purplish blue |
Bloom | late summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | fresh seed, uncovered, germ. 3-12 months, 10-13°C division in early spring, before sprouting |
Synonyms | Aconitum napellus var. sessiliflorum Finet. & Gagnep. Aconitum rotundifolium var. sessiliflorum (Finet. & Gagnep.) Rapaics Aconitum sessiliflorum (Finet & Gagnep.) Hand.-Mazz. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central) |