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The Wild Flowers of Semimoist plateau & Alpine Region

Rhodiola fastigiata Perennial stems 50 cm long, 1 to 1.5cm in diameter; flower stems 20 cm long. Leaf alternative, linear oblong or linear lanceolate. Corymb 1 cm long, 2 cm broad, red petal. Flowering: June to Aug. Cold hygrophilous. In fertilized or poor soil. Thermolabile. Himalayas and Niamqin Tanggulas, grassland, alpine scrub, scree at 3300 to 5400m Yunnan, west Sichuan. Medicinal.