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Trigonotis rotundifolia (DC.) Benth. ex C.B.Clarke  
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FamilyBORAGINACEAE
Genus speciesTrigonotis rotundifolia (DC.) Benth. ex C.B.Clarke 
BibliographyFl. Brit. India (J.D.Hooker] 4: 172 (1883)
Native RangeTibet to Himalaya
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatrocks and scree
Altitude3600-5600m
Descriptionleaves dense, mainly basal, orbiculate to broadly elliptic, cordate, long petiolate, flowers with yellow eye, 6-8mm across, in small, terminal cluster
Size5-10cm
Colorbright blue
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationrock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes
alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
division in spring; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsEritrichium rotundifolium DC.
Myosotis rotundifolia Wall. ex Benth.
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     36 China (CHT Tibet)
4 Asia-Tropical
     40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal, WHM West Himalaya)
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