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Oreocharis muscicola (Diels) Mich.Möller & A.Weber  
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FamilyGESNERIACEAE
Genus speciesOreocharis muscicola (Diels) Mich.Möller & A.Weber 
BibliographyEdinburgh J. Bot. 70: 404 (2013)
Native Rangesc. China to se. Tibet and e. Himalaya
Primary BiomeSubtropical
Habitatshady rocks
Altitude2400-3500m
Descriptionleaves petiolate, narrowly elliptic to lanceolate, densely white appressed pubescent, serrate, acute, flowers 2-8 in cyme, corolla inside red to orange, 17-34mm long
Size5-10cm
Coloryellow, orange
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationshady, humous, rock crevices
alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade
Propagationseed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C
division in spring and in late summer; leaf cuttings in summ
SynonymsBriggsia muscicola (Diels) Craib
Briggsia penlopii C.E.C.Fisch.
Didissandra muscicola Diels
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHT Tibet)
4 Asia-Tropical
     40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya)
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