Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Saussurea ovata Benth. trib. Cardueae |
Synonyms | Saussurea pseudocolorata Danguy |
Habitat | grassland and scree |
Altitude | 2400-4600m |
Description | leaves petiolate, ovate or elliptic, 4-6cm, dentate, stem leaves similar, capitula 4-5 in dense, terminal corymb, involucre narrowly cylindrical, 4-seriate |
Size | 2-15cm |
Color | dark red |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Middle Asia (Kirgizistan , Tadzhikistan ) China (Xinjiang ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (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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