Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Cirsium esculentum (Siev.) C.A.Mey. trib. Cardueae |
Synonyms | Cnicus esculentus Siev. |
Cirsium rhodoleucanthum Walp. | |
Cnicus gmelinii Spreng. | |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 500-3200m |
Description | acaulescent, leaves green, long hirsute, winged petiolate, oblanceolate, 6-20cm, pinnatipartite, segments ovate, spinose, capitula 5-9 in sessile cluster, involucre glabrous |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | late summer |
Ca | |
Type | rosette |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C root cuttings in late winter |
Territory |
Europe
Eastern Europe (Central European Russia , East European Russia , South European Russia , Ukraine ) Asia-Temperate Siberia (Altay , Krasnoyarsk , Tuva , West Siberia ) Middle Asia (Kazakhstan , Kirgizistan , Tadzhikistan , Uzbekistan ) Caucasus (North Caucasus , Transcaucasus ) Western Asia (Turkey ) China (Inner Mongolia , Manchuria , China North-Central , 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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