Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Crocodilium creticum (Boiss. & Heldr.) N.Garcia & Susanna trib. Cardueae |
Synonyms | Aegialophila cretica Boiss. & Heldr. |
Centaurea aegialophila Boiss. & Heldr. ex Boiss. | |
Centaurea cretica (Boiss. & Heldr.) Nyman | |
Habitat | sands and rocks |
Altitude | 0-100m |
Description | leaves petiolate, ovate-cordate to lyrate, grey, arachnose, capitula subsessile, 20-25mm across, phyllaries apically with 1-3cm long spine |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | open site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, dark, moist, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Europe
Southeastern Europe (Kriti ) Africa Northern Africa (Egypt , Libya ) Asia-Temperate Western Asia (Cyprus , Turkey) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ASTERACEAE
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