Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Hymenocephalus rigidus Jaub. & Spach trib. Cardueae |
Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
Description | floccose-tomentose, stem leaves sessile, ovate-oblong, incised dentate, spinose, capitula large, terminal, ovate, involucral bracts tomentulose |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | red |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
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 cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia (Iran) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ASTERACEAE
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