Family | CAPRIFOLIACEAE |
Genus species | Pterocephalus pyrethrifolius Boiss. & Hohen. |
Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. [P.E.Boissier] 2: 109 (1843) |
Native Range | w. Iran to e. Turkey |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 1600-2800m |
Description | grey tomentose, leaves petiolate, the lower ovate, crenate, the other lyrate-pinnatisect, segments linear, acute, incised dentate, flowers in radiate head |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | pink |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C cuttings in summer |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq, TUR Turkey) |