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Rhodanthemum catananche (Ball) B.H.Wilcox & al. trib. Anthemideae 
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FamilyASTERACEAE
Genus speciesRhodanthemum catananche (Ball) B.H.Wilcox & al. trib. Anthemideae
BibliographyBull. Nat. Hist. Mus. (London), Bot. 23: 142 (1993)
Native RangeMorocco
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocks
Altitude1600-3200m
Descriptionleaves grey, linear, apically with sharp, irregular lobes, capitula solitary to 5cm across, ligules abaxially crimson, buds hirsute
Size5-20cm
Colorwhite, yellowish
Bloomlate spring, summer
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationsunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-16°C
cuttings in late spring and late summer
SynonymsChrysanthemum catananche Ball
Leucanthemum catananche (Ball) Maire
Pyrethrum catananche Coss.
Territory2 Africa
     20 Northern Africa (MOR Morocco)
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