Family | CAPRIFOLIACEAE |
Genus species | Lomelosia crenata (Cirillo) Greuter & Burdet |
Synonyms | Scabiosa crenata Cirillo |
Scabiosa coronopifolia Sm. | |
Scabiosa frutescens Mill. | |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | subalpine |
Description | leaves ovate-oblong to spathulate, basal leaves dentate, upper leaves pinnatisect, heads solitary, 2-4cm across, radiate, involucral bracts oblong-lanceolate |
Size | 10-25cm |
Color | pink, bluish |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C cuttings in summer |
Territory |
Europe
Southeastern Europe (Albania , Greece , Italy , Sicilia , Yugoslavia ) Africa Northern Africa (Algeria , Tunisia) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CAPRIFOLIACEAE
crenata breviscapa (Boiss. & Heldr.) Greuter & Burdet, ibid.
crenata dallaportae (Heldr. ex Boiss.) Greuter & Burdet, ibid.
crenata pseudisetensis (Lacaita) Greuter & Burdet, ibid.
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