Family | CELASTRACEAE |
Genus species | Parnassia pusilla Wall. |
Bibliography | Numer. List: no. 1245 (1829) |
Native Range | sc. China to Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | scree and moraines |
Altitude | 3100-4500m |
Description | basal leaves petiolate, reniform, punctate, rounded, stem leaf sessile, similar, flowers 6-8mm, sepals oblong, obtuse, petals obovate, on both faces punctate |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | fresh seed, germ. 3-12 months, 13-16°C division in early spring |
Synonyms | Parnassia deqenensis T.C.Ku Parnassia subscaposa C.Y.Wu ex T.C.Ku |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal, WHM West Himalaya) |