Family | CRASSULACEAE |
Genus species | Rhodiola cretinii (Raym.-Hamet) H.Ohba |
Bibliography | J. Jap. Bot. 51: 386 (1976) |
Native Range | sc. China to e. & c. Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 3500-5000m |
Description | stem leaves linear to spathulate, 7-10mm long, sometimes shallowly crenate, inflorescence dense, corymbose, sepals subulate, petals narrowly elliptic, 3-6mm long |
Size | 5-12cm |
Color | green, yellowish white |
Bloom | late 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 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 |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal) |