| 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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