Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Centaurea amourensis Pomel trib. Cardueae |
Bibliography | Nouv. Mat. Fl. Atl.: 30 (1874) |
Native Range | Algeria to Morocco |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocks |
Description | leaves lyrate-pinnatifid, terminal segment dentate, stem leaves remote, minute, amplexicaule, stems glabrous, capitula solitary, involucre glabrous, ovoid |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | spring |
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Type | perennial |
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 division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Centaurea fatoui Gómiz Centaurea pubescens ssp. amourensis (Pomel) Batt. Menomphalus amourensis Pomel |
Territory | 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria, MOR Morocco) |