Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Saussurea krylovii Schischk. & Serg. trib. Cardueae |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 2300-2800m |
Description | basal leaves petiolate, lanceolate, acute, stem leaves sessile, on both faces glandular, capitula 1-4, involucre dark violet to nearly black, long hirsute |
Size | 10-50cm |
Color | bright violet |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Siberia (Altay , Buryatiya , Irkutsk , Krasnoyarsk , Tuva ) Middle Asia (Kazakhstan ) China (Xinjiang ) Mongolia |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ASTERACEAE
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