Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Saussurea inversa Raab-Straube trib. Cardueae |
Habitat | grassland and screes |
Altitude | 3700-5400m |
Description | basal leaves long petiolate, elliptic or oblong, 1-3cm, green, glabrous, obtusely dentate, obtuse, the upper triangular ovate, capitula in hemispherical inflorescence |
Size | 3-15cm |
Color | rose-purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | rosette, tuft |
Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (Qinghai , Tibet , Xinjiang ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (West Himalaya) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ASTERACEAE
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