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Cicerbita benthamii (C.B.Clarke) Roohi Bano & Qaiser trib. Cichorieae 
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FamilyASTERACEAE
Genus speciesCicerbita benthamii (C.B.Clarke) Roohi Bano & Qaiser trib. Cichorieae
SynonymsLactuca benthamii C.B.Clarke
 Askellia benthamii (C.B.Clarke) Sennikov
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitudesubalpine-alpine
Descriptionglabrous, eramose, stem leaves obovate, sinuate-dentate, obtuse, attenuate to winged petiole, capitula solitary, involucre cylindrical, dark green, phyllaries acute
Size8-10cm
Coloryellow
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typecushion
Cultivationrock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes
alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-16°C
division in spring; root cuttings in fall
Territory Asia-Tropical
     Indian Subcontinent (West Himalaya)
BibliographyPlants of the World online powo.science.kew.org
International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org
Comments

ASTERACEAE

Cicerbita benthamii (C.B.Clarke) Roohi Bano & Qaiser, Pakistan J. Bot. 42: 52 (2010)

Basionym:
Lactuca benthamii C.B.Clarke, Compos. Ind. 273 (1876)

Synonyms:
Askellia benthamii (C.B.Clarke) Sennikov

w. Himalaya
40 WHM

subalpine-alpine

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