KASCHGARICA Borissova, 1939
Section Chamaerhodiola
Distribution : Kazakhstan, China (south-western Xinjiang), rocks, 2600 - 3200 m.
Description (according to H. Ohba in IHSP, 2003) :
Dioecious, to 8 cm tall.
Rhizomes massive, with the remains of old flowering stems.
Flowering stems divergent, 0.5 - 1 mm in diameter, glabrous.
Leaves spreading, sessile, oblong to linear-lanceolate, 3 - 10 x 1 - 2 mm, glabrous, tip obtuse, base attenuate, margin entire.
Inflorescences 15- to 20-flowered, compact or rather lax, 0.5 - 1 cm in diameter.
FIowers shortly pedicellate, sepals linear, 2 - 3 mm, petals oblong-lanceolate, 3 - 4 mm,stamens
nearly as long as the petals, anthers yellow.
Flowering time : June to July.