Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Psephellus caucasicus (Sosn.) Greuter trib. Cardueae |
Synonyms | Aetheopappus caucasicus Sosn. |
Habitat | rocks and scree |
Altitude | 1800-3500m |
Description | stems tomentose, leaves shortly petiolate, grey tomentose, ovate-lanceolate, entire or pinnatisect, segments ovate, decurrent, shallowly dentate, capitula solitary, 5-8cm |
Size | 7-20cm |
Color | bright pink |
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, dark, moist, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Caucasus (North Caucasus , Transcaucasus) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ASTERACEAE
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