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Cremanthodium rhodocephalum Diels trib. Senecioneae 
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FamilyASTERACEAE
Genus speciesCremanthodium rhodocephalum Diels trib. Senecioneae
BibliographyNotes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 5: 190 (1912)
Native Rangesc. China to se. Tibet and n. Myanmar
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatgrassland and scree
Altitude3000-5000m
Descriptionstem leaves petiolate, reniform, 1-4cm, distinctly palmately venose, abaxially purple-red, crenate, crenulae mucronate, capitula 1-4, pendent, ligules oblanceolate, 1-2cm long
Size10-30cm
Colorpurplish red
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationmesic, slightly humous, sunny site
alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C
division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsCremanthodium palmatum var. rhodocephalum (Diels) R.D.Good
Cremanthodium sherriffii H.R.Fletcher
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHT Tibet)
4 Asia-Tropical
     41 Indo-China (MYA Myanmar)
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