Family | APIACEAE |
Genus species | Physospermopsis obtusiuscula (DC.) C.Norman |
Bibliography | J. Bot. 76: 231 (1938) |
Native Range | sc. China to e. & c. Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 2500-4900m |
Description | leaves pinnate, segments 3-4 pairs, broadly ovate, pinnatilobate, ultimate lobes ovate-oblong, umbels compound, sessile, umbellules 10-14mm |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | white, purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed when ripe or as soon as possible |
Synonyms | Hymenolaena obtusiuscula DC. Ligusticum obtusiusculum Wall. Physospermopsis bhutanensis Farille & S.B.Malla Physospermopsis farillei P.K.Mukh. & Constance Physospermopsis hirsutula (C.B.Clarke) Farille Physospermopsis kingdon-wardii (H.Wolff) C.Norman Physospermopsis stricta (C.B.Clarke) Pimenov & Kljuykov Pleurospermum kingdon-wardii (H.Wolff) M.Hiroe Pleurospermum obtusiusculum (DC.) M.Hiroe Trachydium hirsutulum C.B.Clarke Trachydium kingdon-wardii H.Wolff Trachydium obtusiusculum (DC.) C.B.Clarke Trachydium obtusiusculum var. strictum C.B.Clarke |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal) |