| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Echinops humilis M.Bieb. trib. Cardueae |
| Synonyms | Echinops eriophorus Steven ex DC. |
| Echinops lanatus Stephan ex DC. | |
| Echinops platylepis Trautv. | |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | leaves grey-white, arachnose-lanate, elliptic to oblanceolate, 2-7cm, pinnatilobate to lyrate, capitula solitary, 3cm across, phyllaries oblanceolate, long ciliate |
| Size | 5-15cm |
| Color | pale blue |
| 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
Siberia (Altay , Tuva ) Middle Asia (Kazakhstan ) China (Xinjiang ) Mongolia |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ASTERACEAE
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