Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Picris albida Ball trib. Cichorieae |
Synonyms | Picris chevalierii Batt. |
Picris spitzelioides Coss. ex Maire | |
Habitat | sands |
Description | ramose, basal leaves lyrate-pinnate, the upper narrow, amplexicaule, capitula solitary, involucre pale green, ligules long, abaxially purple |
Size | 8-15cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | rosette, stem ascending |
Cultivation | dry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Africa
Northern Africa (Algeria , Morocco ) Northeast Tropical Africa (Chad) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ASTERACEAE
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