Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Saussurea squarrosa Turcz. trib. Cardueae |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | subalpine-alpine |
Description | basal leaves petiolate, lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate, dentate, acute, abaxially white lanate, stem leaves sessile, smaller, capitula 3-7, in small capitate raceme |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | dark violet |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | + |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Siberia (Buryatiya ) Mongolia |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ASTERACEAE
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