Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Dolomiaea wardii (Hand.-Mazz.) Y.Ling trib. Cardueae |
Synonyms | Jurinea wardii Hand.-Mazz. |
Habitat | alluvial gravel |
Altitude | 3800-4500m |
Description | leaves petiolate, oblanceolate to obovate, 6-9cm, abaxially grey-white tomentose, adaxially green and glabrous, lyrate, segments sharply dentate, capitula 4-8, crowded, sessile |
Size | 3-5cm |
Color | purplish red |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, sunny site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (Tibet) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ASTERACEAE
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