Centaurea ragusina L.


Family	ASTERACEAE
Genus species	Centaurea ragusina L. trib. Cardueae
Synonyms	Centaurea tomentosa Salisb.
Habitat	rocks
Description	white tomentose, basal leaves long petiolate, pinnatipartite, segments oval, entire, obtuse, stem leaves sessile, pinnatifid, capitula solitary, phyllaries ciliate
Size	25-30cm
Color	yellow
Bloom	summer
Ca	+
Type	tuft
Cultivation	sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagation	seed in spring, dark, moist, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer
Territory	Europe Southeastern Europe (Italy , Yugoslavia)
Bibliography	Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org

Comments	ASTERACEAE Centaurea ragusina L., Sp. Pl. 2: 912 (1753) Synonyms: Acrolophus ragusinus (L.) Webb ex Steud. Colymbada ragusina (L.) Holub Cyanus ragusinus (L.) Gaertn. Jacea ragusina (L.) Lam. ex Steud. Stoebe ragusina (L.) Hill ============================================================================= ragusina typica ined. Synonyms: Centaurea tomentosa Salisb. Cyanus rotundatus Moench Italy, s. Croatia 13 ITA YUG ragusina lungensis (Ginzb.) Hayek, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 30(2): 756 (1931) Basionym: Centaurea lungensis Ginzb., Verh. K. K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 66: 463 (1916) Synonyms: Centaurea armoracifolia Sm. s. Croatia 13 YUG