| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Melanoseris qinghaica (.S.W.Liu & T.N.Ho) N.Kilian & Ze H.Wang trib. Cichorieae |
| Synonyms | Mulgedium qinghaicum S.W.Liu & T.N.Ho |
| Habitat | thickets and woods |
| Altitude | 2500-2700m |
| Description | basal leaves petiolate, ovate-sagittate or ovate, entire, glabrous, stem leaves lanceolate, entire, synflorescence corymbose, capitula 5-10, involucre narrowly cylindrical |
| Size | 15-22cm |
| Color | blue |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | rosette, tuft |
| Cultivation | cold, shady site with a humous, moist soil alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (Qinghai) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ASTERACEAE
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