Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Psephellus holtzii (Wagenitz) Wagenitz trib. Cardueae |
Synonyms | Centaurea holtzii Wagenitz |
Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
Altitude | 1200-1500m |
Description | stems densely leafy, leaves yellow tomentose, lower leaves broadly lanceolate, upper leaves lanceolate, entire, involucre ovoid, 20-23mm long, capitula radiate |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | pink |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft, fl. stem ascending |
Cultivation | dry, sunny 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 |
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia (Turkey) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ASTERACEAE
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