Family | GENTIANACEAE |
Genus species | Lomatogonium perenne T.N.Ho & S.W.Liu ex J.X.Yang |
Bibliography | Fl. Tsinling. 1(4): 396 (1983) |
Native Range | c. China to e. Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 3900-4400m |
Description | basal leaves shortly petiolate, spathulate to oblong, 6-15mm, stem leaves sessile, inflorescence racemose, 3-7-flowered, flowers 3-4cm long |
Size | 8-25cm |
Color | dark blue |
Bloom | late summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Lomatogonium caespitosum Harry Sm. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHN China North-Central, CHQ Qinghai, CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya) |