Family | CELASTRACEAE |
Genus species | Parnassia cooperi W.E.Evans |
Bibliography | Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 13: 172 (1921) |
Native Range | se. Tibet to e. Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 2400-2800m |
Description | basal leaves long petiolate, reniform, 16-35mm, rounded, stem leaf ovate-cordate, sessile, flowers 25-50mm across, sepals lanceolate, petals narrowly lanceolate, acute |
Size | 15-20cm |
Color | white, yellowish |
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 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya) |