Family | CRASSULACEAE |
Genus species | Rhodiola bouvieri (Raym.-Hamet) H.Ohba |
Bibliography | J. Jap. Bot. 51: 387 (1976) |
Native Range | w. Nepal to w. Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Description | leaves alternate, laxly imbricate, sessile, lanceolate or obovate, 1-3cm, rounded, on apex denticulate, inflorescence corymbose, petals oblong, 3-4mm |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | red |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | succulent perennial |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in winter, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in spring and in late summer; cuttings in summer |
Synonyms | Chamaerhodiola bouvieri (Raym.-Hamet) Nakai Rhodiola himalensis ssp. bouvieri (Raym.-Hamet) H.Ohba Rhodiola himalensis var. bouvieri (Raym.-Hamet) H.Jacobsen Sedum bouvieri Raym.-Hamet |
Territory | 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (NEP Nepal, WHM West Himalaya) |