Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Crepis himalaica Kitam. trib. Cichorieae |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 3100-3400m |
Description | basal leaves runcinate, oblanceolate or spathulate, winged petiolate, densely pilose, lateral segments triangular, mucronate, capitula in lax corymb |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | rosette, tuft |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent (Nepal) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ASTERACEAE
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