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The Wild Flowers of Semiarid plateau & Alpine Region

Cheiranthus roseus

Perennial herb of Cruciferae. Erect rhizome. Shoot beneath 12 cm. Lanceolate or linear leaf. Raceme, 9 cm long. Pink or reddish purple flower, 1.5 to 2cm. Deeply violet-lined petal. Flower phase: June and July.
Drought, cold and poorness tolerant. Endemic to the Qinghai-Xizang plateau. north Tibet, grassy slope, 4700¡«5200m. Northwest Sichuan, Qinghai and Gansu.