Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Centaurea xylobasis Rech.f trib. Cardueae |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 1200-1400m |
Description | leaves rigid, scabrous, lanceolate to pinnatilobate, segments mucronate, involucre 15-20mm long, cylindrical, appendages spinose |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | + |
Type | subshrub, cushion |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, dark, moist, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia (East Aegean Is.) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ASTERACEAE
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