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Saussurea squarrosa Turcz. trib. Cardueae 
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FamilyASTERACEAE
Genus speciesSaussurea squarrosa Turcz. trib. Cardueae
Habitatrocks
Altitudesubalpine-alpine
Descriptionbasal leaves petiolate, lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate, dentate, acute, abaxially white lanate, stem leaves sessile, smaller, capitula 3-7, in small capitate raceme
Size10-30cm
Colordark violet
Bloomsummer
Ca+
Typetuft
Cultivationrock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes
alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C
division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer
Territory Asia-Temperate
     Siberia (Buryatiya )
     Mongolia
BibliographyPlants of the World online powo.science.kew.org
International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org
Comments

ASTERACEAE

Saussurea squarrosa Turcz., Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 20(3): 44 (1847)

Buryatia, Mongolia
30 BRY 37 MON

subalpine-alpine

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