Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Urospermum dalechampii (L.) Scop. ex F.W.Schmidt trib. Cichorieae |
Bibliography | Samml. Phys. Aufsätze Böhm. Naturgesch. 1: 276 (1795) |
Native Range | w. & c. Medit. |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 0-1500m |
Description | crisped setose-pubescent, lower leaves petiolate, lyrate, segments triangular-lanceolate, terminal segment cordate, upper leaves oblong, auriculate, capitula solitary, large |
Size | 15-40cm |
Color | yellow, yellow-white |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Arnopogon dalechampii (L.) Willd. Tragopogon bicolor Moench Tragopogon dalechampii L. Tragopogon laetus Salisb. Tragopogon verticillatus Lam. Tragopogonodes dalechampii (L.) Kuntze Urospermum dalechampii var. integrifolium Bisch. Urospermum grandiflorum St.Lag. |
Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (BAL Baleares, COR Corse, FRA France, SAR Sardegna, SPA Spain) 13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy, SIC Sicilia, YUG Yugoslavia) 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria, LBY Libya, MOR Morocco, TUN Tunisia) |