Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Tragopogon subalpinus S.A.Nikitin trib. Cichorieae |
Habitat | steppes |
Altitude | 3000-3600m |
Description | leaves sessile, linear-lanceolate, 15cm long, sometimes at margins sinuate, capitula 1-few, terminal, involucre cylindric-campanulate, phyllaries 7, lanceolate, acuminate |
Size | 15-25cm |
Color | reddish purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Middle Asia (Kazakhstan , Kirgizistan ) Western Asia 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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