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Shortia uniflora (Maxim.) Maxim.  
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FamilyDIAPENSIACEAE
Genus speciesShortia uniflora (Maxim.) Maxim. 
BibliographyBull. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg, sér. 3, 16: 225 (1871)
Native RangeJapan
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatshady rocks
Altitude200-600m
Descriptionleaves thinly petiolate, orbiculate to elliptic, 3-7cm long, obtusely serrate, glabrous, flowers axillary, pedicellate, campanulate, 15-25mm long, lobes laciniate
Size10-15cm
Colorpink
Bloomsummer
Ca-
Typeperennial
Cultivationshady, humous, rock crevices
alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade
Propagationseed when ripe or as soon as possible
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsSherwoodia uniflora (Maxim.) House
Schizocodon uniflorus Maxim.
Shortia uniflora f. albens Honda
Shortia uniflora var. macrophylla Honda
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     38 Eastern Asia (JAP Japan)
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