Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Carthamus eriocephalus (Boiss.) Greuter trib. Cardueae |
Synonyms | Carduncellus eriocephalus Boiss. |
Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
Description | basal leaves petiolate, pinnatipartite, segments decurrent, triangular-lanceolate, entire or spinose-dentate, the upper sessile, lanceolate, pectinate-spinose, capitula 5cm, lanate |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | blue, white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C root cuttings in late winter |
Territory |
Africa
Northern Africa (Algeria , Egypt , Libya , Morocco , Tunisia , Western Sahara ) Asia-Temperate Western Asia (Palestine , Sinai ) Arabian Peninsula (Gulf States , Oman , Saudi Arabia) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ASTERACEAE
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