Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Rhaponticoides kasakorum (Iljin) M.V.Agab. & Greuter trib. Cardueae |
Synonyms | Centaurea kasakorum Iljin |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2200-2400m |
Description | basal leaves green, glabrous, petiolate, elliptic, 15-20cm, pinnate, segments narrowly elliptic, dentate, stem leaves similar, smaller, capitula 1-6, involucre campanulate |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | late spring |
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 |
Europe
Eastern Europe (East European Russia ) Asia-Temperate Middle Asia (Kazakhstan , Turkmenistan ) China (Xinjiang) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ASTERACEAE
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