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Elliottia bracteata (Maxim.) Benth. & Hook.f.  
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FamilyERICACEAE
Genus speciesElliottia bracteata (Maxim.) Benth. & Hook.f. 
BibliographyGen. Pl. 2: 598 (1876)
Native Ranges. Kuril Islands to n. & c. Japan
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude1200-2700m
Descriptionleaves alternate, shortly petiolate, obovate, 1-5cm, obtuse, glabrous, flowers 3-13 in terminal raceme, corolla 1cm long, petals 3, calyx pentamerous, lobes lanceolate, ca. 3mm long
Size30-50cm
Colorreddish
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeshrub
Cultivationrock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes
alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in spring, uncovered, germ. 3-6 months, 13-18°C
cuttings in late summer and in fall; layering in spring
SynonymsBotryostege bracteata (Maxim.) Stapf
Botryostege bracteata f. longiracemosa (Nakai) H.Hara
Cladothamnus bracteatus (Maxim.) T.Yamaz.
Elliottia bracteata f. longiracemosa (Nakai) S.W.Brim & P.F.Stevens
Tripetaleia bracteata Maxim.
Tripetaleia bracteata f. longiracemosa Nakai
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     31 Russian Far East (KUR Kuril Is.)
     38 Eastern Asia (JAP Japan)
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