| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Askellia flexuosa (Ledeb.) W.A.Weber trib. Cichorieae |
| Synonyms | Crepis krylovii Schischk. |
| Crepis kusnezovii Pavlov | |
| Crepis melanthera C.H.An | |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 1000-5100m |
| Description | basal leaves obovate to lanceolate, dentate or lobate, 1-5cm long, stems branched, numerous, capitula small, numerous |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Siberia (Tuva ) Middle Asia (Kazakhstan , Kirgizistan , Tadzhikistan ) Western Asia (Afghanistan , Iran ) China (Inner Mongolia , China North-Central , Qinghai , Tibet , Xinjiang ) Mongolia Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (Nepal , Pakistan , West Himalaya) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ASTERACEAE
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