Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Aster falconeri (C.B.Clarke) Hutch. trib. Astereae |
Synonyms | Erigeron falconeri (C.B.Clarke) Botsch. |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 3500-4500m |
Description | lower leaves numerous, oblong-lanceolate, shortly petiolate, remote-denticulate, stems at apex imbricate-leafy, capitula solitary, to 9cm across, involucre green |
Size | 30-50cm |
Color | bluish lilac |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C division in spring and early fall; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent (Pakistan , West Himalaya) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ASTERACEAE
falconeri nepalensis Grierson, Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 26(1): 141 (1964)
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