Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Aster retusus Ludlow trib. Astereae |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 4000-4300m |
Description | stoloniferous, stems purple brown, basal leaves spathulate, 1-3cm, glabrous, often ciliate, shortly winged petiolate, obtuse, stem leaves oblanceolate, sessile, capitula solitary |
Size | 2-8cm |
Color | purplish pink |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | rosette, carpet |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C division in spring and early fall; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (Tibet) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ASTERACEAE
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