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Globularia alypum L. trib. Globularieae 
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FamilyPLANTAGINACEAE
Genus speciesGlobularia alypum L. trib. Globularieae
BibliographySp. Pl. 1: 95 (1753)
Native RangeMedit.
Primary BiomeSubtropical
Habitatstony grassland
Altitude0-900m
Descriptionglabrous, glaucous, leaves few, coriaceous, uninerved, at base attenuate, subsessile, mucronate or tridentate, heads terminal, phyllaries numerous, imbricate, ovate
Size20-90cm
Colorblue
Bloomspring, summer
Ca
Typeshrub
Cultivationsunny site with a deep, drained soil
alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, uncovered, light, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsAlypum monspelliensium Fourr.
Alypum salicifolium Fisch.
Globularia alypa St.-Lag.
Globularia alypum var. pycnantha Sennen & Pau
Globularia turbith Willk.
Globularia virgata Salisb.
Territory1 Europe
     12 Southwestern Europe (BAL Baleares, COR Corse, FRA France, SAR Sardegna, SPA Spain)
     13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, GRC Greece, ITA Italy, KRI Kriti, SIC Sicilia, TUE Turkey-in-Europe, YUG Yugoslavia)
2 Africa
     20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria, LBY Libya, MOR Morocco, TUN Tunisia)
3 Asia-Temperate
     34 Western Asia (EAI East Aegean Is., TUR Turkey)
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