Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Achillea leptophylla M.Bieb. trib. Anthemideae |
Bibliography | Fl. Taur.-Caucas. 2: 335 (1808) |
Native Range | Romania to Caucasus, nw. Africa |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | steppes |
Description | pubescent to villose, leaves pinnatisect, flat, basal leaves petiolate with trisect segments, stem leaves sessile with entire segments, capitula 3-15 in corymb |
Size | 10-25cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-16°C division in spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Achillea spithamea Coss. & Durieu Achillea spithamea var. major Batt. Achillea taurica M.Bieb. |
Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (BUL Bulgaria, ROM Romania) 14 Eastern Europe (KRY Krym, RUE East European Russia, RUS South European Russia, UKR Ukraine) 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria, MOR Morocco) 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus) |