Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Phagnalon barbeyanum Asch. & Schweinf. trib. Gnaphalieae |
Bibliography | Mém. Inst. Égypt. 2: 87 (1887) |
Native Range | e. Medit to n. Arabian Peninsula |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | stems numerous, simple, grey pilose, basal leaves oblong, the others linear, acute, revolute, grey arachnose, capitula solitary, terminal, long pedicellate |
Size | 15-35cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
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 month, 13-20°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Phagnalon aegyptiacum Boiss. |
Territory | 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (EGY Egypt) 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (PAL Palestine, SIN Sinai) 35 Arabian Peninsula (SAU Saudi Arabia) |