Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Psephellus dealbatus (Willd.) K.Koch trib. Cardueae |
Synonyms | Centaurea dealbata Willd. |
Centaurea baksanica Czerep. | |
Centaurea procumbens Hablitz | |
Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
Altitude | subalpine |
Description | leaves abaxially white, adaxially green, petiolate, pinnatisect, segments oblong, acute, pinatifid, upper leaves sessile, capitula solitary, large, radiate |
Size | 30-50cm |
Color | pink |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | + |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, dark, moist, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Caucasus (North Caucasus , Transcaucasus ) Western Asia (Turkey) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ASTERACEAE
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