Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Saussurea kaschgarica Rupr. trib. Cardueae |
Habitat | alluvial gravel |
Altitude | 2800-3200m |
Description | basal leaves petiolate, pinnatifid or pinnatisect, dentate, acute, capitula in dense terminal corymb, involucre purple, 4-seriate |
Size | 14-25cm |
Color | red |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, sunny site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Middle Asia (Kirgizistan ) 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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