LITWINOWII Borissova, 1939
Section Chamaerhodiola
Distribution : Uzbekistan, Mongolia, China (Xinjiang); below 3200 m.
Description (according to H. Ohba in IHSP, 2003) :
Dioecious, to 17 cm tall.
Rhizomes massive, ± 1 - 2 cm in diameter with few remains of old flowering stems.
Flowering stems numerous, 2 - 4 mm in diameter.
Leaves densely arranged throughout, elliptic, 10 - 15 x 3 - 5 mm, pale green, tip obtuse, base cuneate, margin conspicuously dentate.
Inflorescences dense, many-flowered, compact, 2 - 2.5 cm in diameter, pedicels 3 - 5 mm.
FIowers yellow, 4- or 5-merous, ± 4 mm long, stamens longer than the petals, anthers yellow.
Flowering time : June - July.