Family | THYMELAEACEAE |
Genus species | Daphne altaica Pall. |
Bibliography | Fl. Ross. 1(1): 53 (1784) |
Native Range | sw. Siberia to Central Asia and nw. Mongolia |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | thickets |
Altitude | 700-1800m |
Description | deciduous, leaves alternate, oblong-elliptic, 3-6cm, acute, entire, glabrous, abaxially pale green, sessile, flowers 3-6 in terminal heads, drupe purple-black |
Size | 30-80cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed when ripe or as soon as possible cuttings in late summer; layering in spring |
Synonyms | Daphne altaica ssp. fasciculiflora (T.Z.Hsu) Halda Daphne fasciculiflora T.Z.Hsu Daphne indica Schangin Daphne undulata Raf. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 30 Siberia (ALT Altay) 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan) 36 China (CHX Xinjiang) 37 Mongolia |