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Parnassia cooperi W.E.Evans  
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FamilyCELASTRACEAE
Genus speciesParnassia cooperi W.E.Evans 
BibliographyNotes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 13: 172 (1921)
Native Rangese. Tibet to e. Himalaya
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatgrassland
Altitude2400-2800m
Descriptionbasal leaves long petiolate, reniform, 16-35mm, rounded, stem leaf ovate-cordate, sessile, flowers 25-50mm across, sepals lanceolate, petals narrowly lanceolate, acute
Size15-20cm
Colorwhite, yellowish
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationhumous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer
Propagationfresh seed, germ. 3-12 months, 13-16°C
division in early spring
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     36 China (CHT Tibet)
4 Asia-Tropical
     40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya)
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