Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Aster diplostephioides (DC.) Benth. ex C.B.Clarke trib. Astereae |
Synonyms | Heterochaeta diplostephioides DC. |
Aster delavayi Franch. | |
Erigeron delavayi (Franch.) Botsch. | |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 2700-5000m |
Description | leaves sessile, lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate, acute, entire, capitula solitary, 6-9cm across, involucral bracts lanceolate, very long, ligules numerous, narrow |
Size | 15-50cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C division in spring and early fall; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (China South-Central , China North-Central , Qinghai , Tibet ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (East Himalaya , Nepal , West Himalaya) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
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