| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Carthamus plumosus (Pomel) Greuter trib. Cardueae |
| Synonyms | Carduncellus plumosus Pomel |
| Carduncellus atlanticus Coss. | |
| Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
| Description | acaulescent, leaves coriaceous, petiolate, lyrate-pinnatipartite, segments decurrent, oblong, dentate, capitula cylindrical, 3cm, phyllaries acuminate, acerose |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | blue |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C root cuttings in late winter |
| Territory |
Africa
Northern Africa (Algeria , Tunisia) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ASTERACEAE
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