Toothed Rhodiola is a rhizomatous perennial with fleshy grayish green
leaves, alternately arranged on unbranched upright stems. Leaves are
broadly lancelike-triangular, with irregularly toothed margin. Irregularly
toothed margin is the identifying feature of the species. The botanical
name heterodonta means having different kinds of teeth. Dense
cymes of star-shaped red-yellow stalkless, bractless flowers bloom late
spring to early summer. Male flowers have red or purple anthers; females
have carpels with purple tips. It is found at altitudes of 3300-5000
m. Flowering: June-August.
Identification credit: Nongthombam Ullysess
Photographed in Lahaul, Himachal Pradesh.
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