Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Lagotis pharica Prain trib. Veronicae |
Bibliography | J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2. Nat. Hist. 65: 62 (1896) |
Native Range | sc. China to e. Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 4000-4500m |
Description | stoloniferous, leaves basal 2-6, ovate to oblong, shorter than petiole, pinnatipartite, segments 3-5, obtusely dentate, spike 15-25mm long, flowers 4-6mm long |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | violet |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C division in spring just as young growth commences |
Synonyms | Lagotis incisifolia Hand.-Mazz. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya) |