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Spenceria is a genus in the rose family with a single species, Spenceria ramalana, which is a small herbaceous perennial from the Himalayan and southwestern Chinese mountains. It is rarely grown in gardens, so care advice is general and based on its wild habitat.
Spenceria ramalana is the lone species in the plant genus Spenceria, known by two varieties. S. ramalana grows from 18–32 cm. tall, and puts out yellow flowers from July through August; bearing fruit (yellowish-brown achenes) from September to October. The Chinese name, ma ti huang [马蹄黄], can be translated to mean "yellow horseshoe".
Spenceria ramalana is native to Bhutan and China (in the provinces of Sichuan, Tibet, and Yunnan).
Both varieties of S. ramalana have been used locally in traditional folk medicine.
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