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FamilyOROBANCHACEAE
Genus speciesRehmannia glutinosa (Gaertn.) DC. 
BibliographyProdr. 9: 275 (1845)
Native RangeChina
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatgrassland
Altitude100-1100m
Descriptiondensely hirsute, stem purple red, leaves ovate to narrowly elliptic, upwards smaller, dentate, flowers axillary or in terminal raceme, corolla 30-45mm long, inside yellow-purple
Size10-30cm
Colorpurplish red
Bloomlate spring
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationmesic, slightly humous, sunny site
alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
division in spring; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsChirita chanetii H.Lév.
Digitalis glutinosa Gaertn.
Gerardia glutinosa (Gaertn.) Bunge
Rehmannia chanetii (H.Lév.) H.Lév.
Rehmannia chinensis Libosch. ex Fisch. & C.A.Mey.
Rehmannia glutinosa var. hemsleyana Diels
Rehmannia glutinosa f. huechingensis (Chao & Shih) P.K.Hsiao
Rehmannia glutinosa var. huechingensis Chao & Shih
Rehmannia glutinosa f. lutea Y.C.Hu & J.F.Li
Rehmannia glutinosa f. purpurea (Makino) Makino
Rehmannia glutinosa var. purpurea (Makino) Makino & Nemoto
Rehmannia glutinosa var. typica Matsuda
Rehmannia lutea var. purpurea Makino
Rehmannia sinensis (Buc´hoz) Libosch. ex Fisch. & C.A.Mey.
Sparmannia sinensis Buc´hoz
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHI Inner Mongolia, CHM Manchuria, CHN China North-Central, CHS China Southeast)
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