Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Tragopogon coelesyriacus Boiss. trib. Cichorieae |
Synonyms | Tragopogon australis Bourg. ex Nyman |
Tragopogon crocifolius Sm. | |
Tragopogon dshimilensis K.Koch | |
Habitat | grassland |
Description | glaucous, basal leaves dense, thinly linear-subulate, entire, on margins sparsely lanate, capitula solitary, phyllaries 5, to 4cm long, lanceolate-subulate |
Size | 10-25cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | rosette, tuft |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Europe
Southeastern Europe (Greece , Kriti , Turkey-in-Europe ) Asia-Temperate Middle Asia (Kazakhstan , Kirgizistan , Turkmenistan , Tadzhikistan , Uzbekistan ) Caucasus (Transcaucasus ) Western Asia (Afghanistan , Cyprus , East Aegean Is. , Iran , Iraq , Lebanon-Syria , Palestine , Sinai , Turkey) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ASTERACEAE
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