Family | CRASSULACEAE |
Genus species | Rhodiola sacra (Raym.-Hamet) S.H.Fu |
Bibliography | Acta Phytotax. Sin., Addit. 1: 127 (1965) |
Native Range | se. Qinghai to e. & s. Tibet and c. & e. Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | stems erect, leaves alternate, sessile, glabrous, oblong, crenate, obtuse, inflorescence corymbose, dense, bracts sessile, obovate, entire, corolla to 1cm |
Size | 8-15cm |
Color | |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | succulent 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 division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Rhodiola alterna S.H.Fu Rhodiola chrysanthemifolia ssp. sacra (Raym.-Hamet) H.Ohba Rhodiola sacra var. tsuiana (S.H.Fu) S.H.Fu Rhodiola tieghemii (Raym.-Hamet) S.H.Fu Rhodiola tsuiana S.H.Fu Sedum linearifolium var. sacrum Raym.-Hamet Sedum sacrum (Raym.-Hamet) H.Ohba Sedum tieghemii Raym.-Hamet |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHQ Qinghai, CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal) |