| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Carthamus caeruleus L. trib. Cardueae |
| Synonyms | Carduncellus caeruleus (L.) C.Presl |
| Carduncellus multifidus Coss. | |
| Carduncellus tingitanus DC. ex Duby | |
| Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
| Description | leaves papilose-pubescent, lower leaves oblong-lanceolate, petiolate, the upper sessile, all serrate or incised, spinose, capitula large, terminal, involucre spinose |
| Size | 20-30cm |
| Color | blue |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | rosette, fl .stem erect |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C root cuttings in late winter |
| Territory |
Europe
Southwestern Europe (Baleares , Corse , France , Portugal , Sardegna , Spain ) Southeastern Europe (Greece , Italy , Kriti , Sicilia ) Africa Northern Africa (Algeria , Libya , Morocco , Tunisia ) Macaronesia (Canary Is. , Madeira ) Asia-Temperate Western Asia (Cyprus , East Aegean Is. , Lebanon-Syria , Turkey) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ASTERACEAE
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