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FamilyCAMPANULACEAE
Genus speciesCyananthus macrocalyx Franch. 
BibliographyJ. Bot. (Morot) 1: 279 (1887)
Native Rangec. China to s. Qinghai
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatgrassland
Altitude2500-5300m
Descriptionstems sparsely white lanate or glabrous, leaves alternate, below flowers crowded and verticillate, suborbiculate or ovate, abaxially densely white hirsute, flower solitary
Size5-10cm
Coloryellow
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationhumous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in winter, uncovered, light, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C
division in spring and fall; basal cuttings in spring
SynonymsCynanathus incanus var. leiocalyx Franch.
Cyananthus leiocalyx (Franch.) Cowan
Cyananthus leiocalyx ssp. lucidus K.K.Shrestha
Cyananthus macrocalyx var. flavopurpureus C.Marquand
Cyananthus macrocalyx var. pilosus C.Marquand
Cyananthus neurocalyx C.Y.Wu
Cyananthus pilosus (C.Marquand) K.K.Shrestha
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHN China North-Central, CHQ Qinghai)
4 Asia-Tropical
     40 Indian Subcontinent
     41 Indo-China
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