Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Perralderia purpurascens Coss. ex Batt. trib. Inuleae |
Bibliography | Fl. Algérie, Dicot.: 430 (1889) |
Native Range | w. Sahara |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 0-1500m |
Description | stems erect, ramose, glandular-hirsute, leaves subcarnose, 1-2- pinnate, ultimate segments linear, hirsute, capitula solitary, terminal, discoid, bracts of involucre long |
Size | 10-35cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | late spring |
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Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Perralderia coronopifolia ssp. purpurascens (Coss. ex Batt.) Maire Perralderia dessignyana Hochr. |
Territory | 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria, MOR Morocco, WSA Western Sahara) |