Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Saussurea subulata C.B.Clarke trib. Cardueae |
Synonyms | Saussurea clarkeana H.Lév. |
Saussurea setifolia Klatt | |
Habitat | alluvial gravel |
Altitude | 4100-5300m |
Description | leaves sessile, purple-vaginate, subulate-linear, coriaceous, green, glabrous, entire, mucronate, solitary, sessile in the midst of leaves rosette |
Size | 2-10cm |
Color | purple red |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | rosette, cushion |
Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, sunny site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C cuttings of rosettes in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (China South-Central , China North-Central , Qinghai , Tibet , Xinjiang ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (West Himalaya) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ASTERACEAE
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