Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Saussurea mae H.C.Fu trib. Cardueae |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2300-2500m |
Description | basal leaves 3-7cm, pinnatipartite, segments 3-5, linear to narrowly linear, sparsely arachnose, glandular, entire or denticulate, mucronate, capitula 1-3, involucre campanulate |
Size | 4-15cm |
Color | rose |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained 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
China (Inner Mongolia) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ASTERACEAE
|