Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Cousinia albiflora (Bornm. & Sint.) Bornm. trib. Cardueae |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | montane-subalpine |
Description | stems white arachnose-hirsute, leaves coriaceous, adaxially green, abaxially white tomentose, petiolate, broadly lanceolate, spinose-dentate, capitula 8-9, aggregate |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | whitish |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Middle Asia (Turkmenistan) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ASTERACEAE
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