Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Saussurea canescens C.Winkl. trib. Cardueae |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1600-2600m |
Description | basal leaves grey-white pubescent, petiolate, pinnatilobate, stem leaves sessile, capitula 1-3, shortly pedunculate, subpendent, in corymb, involucre campanulate, pubescent |
Size | 2-20cm |
Color | white, rose |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | rosette, tuft |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Middle Asia (Kazakhstan ) China (Xinjiang) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ASTERACEAE
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