Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Rhodanthemum catananche (Ball) B.H.Wilcox & al. trib. Anthemideae |
Bibliography | Bull. Nat. Hist. Mus. (London), Bot. 23: 142 (1993) |
Native Range | Morocco |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 1600-3200m |
Description | leaves grey, linear, apically with sharp, irregular lobes, capitula solitary to 5cm across, ligules abaxially crimson, buds hirsute |
Size | 5-20cm |
Color | white, yellowish |
Bloom | late spring, 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 month, 13-16°C cuttings in late spring and late summer |
Synonyms | Chrysanthemum catananche Ball Leucanthemum catananche (Ball) Maire Pyrethrum catananche Coss. |
Territory | 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (MOR Morocco) |