Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Saussurea przewalskii Maxim. trib. Cardueae |
Synonyms | Saussurea cirsioides Hemsl. |
Saussurea giraldii Diels | |
Saussurea likiangensis Franch | |
Habitat | grassland and thickets |
Altitude | 3000-5100m |
Description | basal leaves petiolate, narrowly elliptic, abaxially white tomentose, pinnatisect, segments triangular, denticulate, mucronate, capitula 6-8, in terminal cluster |
Size | 10-80cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (China South-Central , China North-Central , Qinghai , Tibet ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (East Himalaya) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ASTERACEAE
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