Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Helichrysum mussae Nevski trib. Gnaphalieae |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 1500-3000m |
Description | leaves grey-green, arachnose-tomentose, linear-lanceolate, obtuse, capitula thinly pedicellate, cylindric-campanulate, 5-6mm, 7-12, in corymb, phyllaries fulvous-yellow |
Size | 15-25cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | - |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-20°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Middle Asia (Kirgizistan , Turkmenistan , Tadzhikistan , Uzbekistan) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ASTERACEAE
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