| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Phagnalon rupestre (L.) DC. trib. Gnaphalieae |
| Synonyms | Conyza rupestris L. |
| Conyza auriculata Moench | |
| Conyza tomentosa Forsk. | |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 0-100m |
| Description | leaves oblanceolate, 10-25mm, acute, abaxially white tomentose, margins revolute, subentire, capitula discoid, 6-8mm across, solitary at apex of branchlets |
| Size | 15-30cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | spring, summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | spinose shrub |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-20°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Europe
Southeastern Europe (Greece , Kriti , Sicilia ) Africa Northern Africa (Egypt , Libya , Tunisia ) Asia-Temperate Western Asia (Cyprus , East Aegean Is. , Iran , Iraq , Lebanon-Syria , Palestine , Sinai , Turkey ) Arabian Peninsula (Saudi Arabia , Yemen) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ASTERACEAE
rupestre illyricum H.Lindb., Öfvers. Finska Vetensk.-Soc. Förh. 48(13): 107 (1906)
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