Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Centaurea woronowii Bornm. ex Petr. trib. Cardueae |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 700-1500m |
Description | leaves grey tomentose, lower leaves in outline lanceolate, lyrate or pinnatilobate, upper leaves smaller, sessile, entire, involucre cylindrical, capitula subradiate |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | blackish violet |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
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 division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Caucasus (Transcaucasus ) Western Asia (Turkey) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ASTERACEAE
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