Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Saussurea medusa Maxim. trib. Cardueae |
Synonyms | Saussurea dainellii Pamp. |
Saussurea namikawae Kitam. | |
Saussurea trullifolia W.W.Sm. | |
Habitat | rocks and scree |
Altitude | 3000-5600m |
Description | leaves white lanate, petiolate, obovate to orbiculate, coarsely dentate, obtuse, upper leaves linear, serrulate, inflorescence terminal, hemispherical, involucre cylindrical |
Size | 6-20cm |
Color | bluish purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | rosette, tuft |
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 division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (China South-Central , China North-Central , Qinghai , Tibet , Xinjiang ) 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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