Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Phagnalon saxatile (L.) Cass. trib. Gnaphalieae |
Synonyms | Gnaphalium saxatile L. |
Phagnalon lagascae Cass. | |
Phagnalon lepidotum Pomel | |
Habitat | rocks |
Description | branchlets villose, leaves 2-4cm, linear to linear-oblanceolate, adaxially greenish, abaxially densely villose, capitula solitary, phyllaries linear-lanceolate |
Size | 10-60cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | spring, summer |
Ca | + |
Type | shrub |
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 |
Territory |
Europe
Southwestern Europe (Baleares , Corse , France , Portugal , Sardegna , Spain ) Southeastern Europe (Albania , Greece , Italy , Kriti , Sicilia ) Africa Northern Africa (Algeria , Libya , Morocco , Tunisia ) Macaronesia (Canary Is. , Madeira , Selvagens) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ASTERACEAE
saxatile intermedium (Lag.) Rivas Mart., Itinera Geobot. 15(2): 705 (2002)
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