Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Centaurea pichleri Boiss. trib. Cardueae |
Habitat | steppes |
Altitude | 700-2400m |
Description | grey hirsute, lower leaves entire, oblong-spathulate, obtuse, attenuate to petiole, stem leaves linear-lanceolate, sessile, decurrent, capitula solitary, radiate |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | violet-blue |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | |
Type | rosette, tuft |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, dark, moist, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Europe
Southeastern Europe (Bulgaria , Greece ) Asia-Temperate Western Asia (Turkey) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ASTERACEAE
pichleri extrarosularis (Hayek & Siehe) Wagenitz, Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 33(2): 231 (1974)
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