| Family | CRASSULACEAE |
| Genus species | Rhodiola himalensis (D.Don) S.H.Fu |
| Bibliography | Acta Phytotax. Sin., Addit. 1: 121 (1965) |
| Native Range | sc. China to Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 2600-4200m |
| Description | stems reddish, stem leaves alternate, sessile, lanceolate, finely verrucose, acute, flowers in corymb, unisexual, petals oblong-lanceolate, 3-4mm long |
| Size | 10-50cm |
| Color | dark purple |
| Bloom | late spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | succulent perennial |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in winter, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Chamaerhodiola himalensis (D.Don) Nakai Sedum coriaceum Wall. ex Hook.f. & Thomson Sedum himalayanum Wall. Sedum himalense D.Don Sedum hypericifolium Wall. Sedum quadrifidum var. himalense (D.Don) Fröd. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal, WHM West Himalaya) |