Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Tanacetum nivale Sch.Bip. trib. Anthemideae |
Bibliography | Tanaceteen: 60 (1844) |
Native Range | nw. Iraq to e. & se. Turkey |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 1900-3100m |
Description | glabrous, glaucous, lower leaves oblong-spathulate, pinnatisect, segments ovate, decurrent, lobate, capitula solitary, phyllaries carinate, ciliate |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | - |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-16°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Pyrethrum nivale (Sch.Bip.) Sch.Bip. ex Boiss. Pyrethrum pseudoparthenium Kotschy & Boiss. Tanacetum pseudoparthenium (Kotschy & Boiss.) Sch.Bip. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRQ Iraq, TUR Turkey) |