Family | APIACEAE |
Genus species | Eryngium karatavicum Iljin |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | montane-subalpine |
Description | lower leaves narrowly oblanceolate, decurrent, 8-15cm, margins acute-spiny-dentate, stem leaves amplexicaule, spinose-lobate, heads 3-5, spherical, 1-2cm long |
Size | 15-35cm |
Color | whitish blue |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in winter, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C division in spring; root cuttings in late winter |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Middle Asia (Kazakhstan) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | APIACEAE
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