Cashmere bergenia
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The cashmere Bergenie ( Bergenia ciliata ) is a plant of the genus Bergenia ( Bergenia ) in the family Saxifragaceae (Saxifragaceae).
features
The Kashmir Bergenia is a perennial plant that reaches heights of 5 to 30 centimeters. It forms a rhizome . The leaf blade is deciduous, circular or broadly ovate, rounded at the base or heart-shaped and hairy on both sides. There are no stalked glands on the inflorescence branches. The flowers are erect to angled upwards. The petals are initially white, sometimes tinged pink, and later sometimes red. Your plate is more or less circular or broadly ovoid, suddenly narrows into the nail and measures 1.1 to 1.8 × 0.7 to 1.8 centimeters.
The leaves of Bergenia ciliata f. ligulata are bare on both sides, the leaf margin is ciliate.
The flowering time is in March and April.
Occurrence
Bergenia ciliata f. ciliata occurs in West Pakistan, South Kashmir and South West Nepal in forests and on shady cliffs at altitudes from 1800 to 4300 meters, Bergenia ciliata f. ligulata in East Afghanistan, West Pakistan, South Kashmir and from South Tibet to Bhutan and Assam on rocks and in forests at altitudes of 900 to 3000 meters.
Systematics and taxonomy
The British botanist Adrian Hardy Haworth described the plant in 1821 under the taxon Megasea ciliata . This taxon forms the Basionym for the description of the Austrian 1831 botanists Kaspar Maria Sternberg , which under the taxon the plant Bergenia ciliata the genus Bergenia zuordnete.
The species forms hybrids with Bergenia cordifolia , Bergenia purpurascens and Bergenia stracheyi . In addition to the nominate form Bergenia ciliata f. ciliata was also a Bergenia ciliata f. ligulata Yeo described.
use
The Kashmir Bergenia is rarely used as an ornamental plant for rock gardens and groups of trees. Bergenia ciliata f. ciliata has been in culture since 1843 at the latest, Bergenia ciliata f. ligulata since 1840 at the latest.
supporting documents
Individual evidence
- ↑ Saxifrag. enum. 1: 7. 1821. See entry Megasea ciliata at GRIN .
- ↑ Revis. Saxifrag. suppl. 2: 2. 1831. See entry Bergenia ciliata at GRIN .
literature
- Eckehart J. Jäger, Friedrich Ebel, Peter Hanelt, Gerd K. Müller (eds.): Rothmaler excursion flora from Germany. Volume 5: Herbaceous ornamental and useful plants . Spectrum Academic Publishing House, Berlin Heidelberg 2008, ISBN 978-3-8274-0918-8 .