Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Saussurea famintziniana Krasn. trib. Cardueae |
Synonyms | Saussurea colorata C.Winkl. |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 3700-4200m |
Description | stem glabrous, leafy, leaves lanceolate, sparsely tomentose, coarsely dentate, the basal petiolate, capitula campanulate, shortly pedunculate, terminal, crowded |
Size | 2-12cm |
Color | pale purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
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 division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Middle Asia (Kirgizistan , Tadzhikistan ) China (Xinjiang) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ASTERACEAE
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