Family | CRASSULACEAE |
Genus species | Rhodiola rhodantha (A.Gray) H.Jacobsen |
Bibliography | Natl. Cact. Succ. J. 28: 5 (1973) |
Native Range | w. USA to New Mexico |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2000-4300m |
Description | glabrous, rootstock carnose, leaves alternate, numerous, lanceolate, flattened, 1-3cm, entire, flowers in dense terminal panicle, petals oblong-lanceolate, acute, 8-10mm |
Size | 10-60cm |
Color | greenish, pink, white |
Bloom | summer |
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Type | perennial |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in winter, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Clementsia rhodantha (A.Gray) Rose Sedum rhodanthum A.Gray |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, MNT Montana, WYO Wyoming) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona, UTA Utah) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico) |