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Saussurea columnaris Hand.-Mazz. trib. Cardueae 
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FamilyASTERACEAE
Genus speciesSaussurea columnaris Hand.-Mazz. trib. Cardueae
Habitatgrassland and rocks
Altitude3000-4700m
Descriptionleaves sessile, linear, 2-7cm, abaxially densely white lanate, entire, acute, capitula solitary, terminal, involucre campanulate, 5-seriate
Size4-10cm
Colorpurplish red
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typerosette, tuft
Cultivationrock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes
alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C
cuttings of rosettes in late summer
Territory Asia-Temperate
     China (China South-Central , Tibet )
Asia-Tropical
     Indian Subcontinent (East Himalaya , West Himalaya)
BibliographyPlants of the World online powo.science.kew.org
International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org
Comments

ASTERACEAE

Saussurea columnaris Hand.-Mazz., Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 13: 652 (1937)

sc. China, Tibet, Himalaya
36 CHC CHT 40 EHM WHM

3000-4700m

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