Family | CAMPANULACEAE |
Genus species | Codonopsis mollis Chipp |
Bibliography | J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 38: 381 (1908) |
Native Range | se. Tibet |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 3600-5300m |
Description | stems glabrous, leaves alternate, subsessile, ovate to suborbiculate, lanate, on base truncate, crenate, flowers solitary, terminal, corolla tubular, 2-5cm long |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | pale blue |
Bloom | summer, autumn |
Ca | |
Type | tuberous perennial |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in winter, uncovered, light, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division of tubers in late summer |
Synonyms | Codonopsis thalictrifolia ssp. mollis (Chipp) D.Y.Hong Codonopsis thalictrifolia var. mollis (Chipp) L.D.Shen |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) |