Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Saussurea stoliczkae C.B.Clarke trib. Cardueae |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 3200-5400m |
Description | leaves petiolate, linear-oblong to lanceolate, pinnatilobate, abaxially densely tomentose, segments triangular, mucronate, capitula solitary, involucre ovoid |
Size | 2-6cm |
Color | purplish red |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | rosette |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C cuttings of rosettes in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (Tibet ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (Nepal , West Himalaya) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ASTERACEAE
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