Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Alfredia nivea Kar. & Kir. trib. Cardueae |
Synonyms | Alfredia suaveolens Rupr. |
Carduus karelinii B.Fedtsch. | |
Cousinia trautvetteri Regel | |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1000-2500m |
Description | taproot, leaves lanceolate, pinnatilobate, spinose-crenate, adaxially coriaceous, abaxially villose, capitula 4-7cm long, outer involucral bracts spinose |
Size | 20-60cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | summer, autumn |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
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 cuttings in spring |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Siberia (Altay ) Middle Asia (Kazakhstan , 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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