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Rhodiola cretinii (Raym.-Hamet) H.Ohba  
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FamilyCRASSULACEAE
Genus speciesRhodiola cretinii (Raym.-Hamet) H.Ohba 
BibliographyJ. Jap. Bot. 51: 386 (1976)
Native Rangesc. China to e. & c. Himalaya
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude3500-5000m
Descriptionstem leaves linear to spathulate, 7-10mm long, sometimes shallowly crenate, inflorescence dense, corymbose, sepals subulate, petals narrowly elliptic, 3-6mm long
Size5-12cm
Colorgreen, yellowish white
Bloomlate summer
Ca
Typesucculent perennial
Cultivationrock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes
alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in winter, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
division in spring and in late summer; cuttings in summer
SynonymsChamaerhodiola cretini (Raym.-Hamet) Nakai
Rhodiola crassipes var. cretinii (Raym.-Hamet) H.Jacobsen
Sedum crassipes var. cretinii (Raym.-Hamet) Fröd.
Sedum cretinii Raym.-Hamet
Sedum wallichianum var. cretinii (Raym.-Hamet) H.Hara
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHT Tibet)
4 Asia-Tropical
     40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal)
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