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Saussurea medusa Maxim. trib. Cardueae 
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FamilyASTERACEAE
Genus speciesSaussurea medusa Maxim. trib. Cardueae
SynonymsSaussurea dainellii Pamp.
 Saussurea namikawae Kitam.
 Saussurea trullifolia W.W.Sm.
Habitatrocks and scree
Altitude3000-5600m
Descriptionleaves white lanate, petiolate, obovate to orbiculate, coarsely dentate, obtuse, upper leaves linear, serrulate, inflorescence terminal, hemispherical, involucre cylindrical
Size6-20cm
Colorbluish purple
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typerosette, tuft
Cultivationrock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes
alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed 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)
BibliographyPlants of the World online powo.science.kew.org
International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org
Comments

ASTERACEAE

Saussurea medusa Maxim., Bull. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg 27: 488 (1881)

Synonyms:
Theodorea medusa (Maxim.) Kuntze

Saussurea dainellii Pamp.
Saussurea namikawae Kitam.
Saussurea trullifolia W.W.Sm.

c. & w. China, Tibet, Nepal, w. Himalaya
36 CHC CHN CHQ CHT CHX 40 NEP WHM

3300-5600m

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