Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Asterothamnus fruticosus (C.Winkl.) Novopokr. trib. Astereae |
Synonyms | Kalimeris fruticosa C.Winkl. |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1000-1600m |
Description | leaves linear, upwards smaller, sessile, uninerved, arachnose-tomentose, capitula large in lax corymb, involucre broadly obovoid, ligules ca. 1cm long |
Size | 10-25cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | late summer, autumn |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C cuttings in late spring |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Middle Asia (Kazakhstan , Kirgizistan ) China (China North-Central , Xinjiang) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
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