| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Syncalathium porphyreum (C.Marquand & Airy Shaw) Y.Ling trib. Cichorieae |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 4400-4500m |
| Description | leaves petiolate, oblong to suborbiculate, irregularly sharply denticulate, adaxially white pubescent, abaxially glabrous, capitula numerous in cluster |
| Size | 2-5cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | rosette |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C cuttings of rosettes in late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (Qinghai , Tibet) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ASTERACEAE
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