Family | CELASTRACEAE |
Genus species | Parnassia bifolia Nekr. |
Bibliography | Fl. Asiat. Ross. [B.A.Fedchenko] 11: 39 (1917) |
Native Range | Central Asia to Xinjiang |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Description | stems glabrous, basal leaves broadly ovate, entire, subcordate, rounded, long petiolate, stem leaves 2, flowers solitary, 2-3cm wide, petals obovate, punctate |
Size | 10-40cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | fresh seed, germ. 3-12 months, 13-16°C division in early spring |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, KGZ Kirgizistan) 36 China (CHX Xinjiang) |