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Ligularia microcephala Hand.-Mazz. trib. Senecioneae 
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FamilyASTERACEAE
Genus speciesLigularia microcephala Hand.-Mazz. trib. Senecioneae
BibliographyAnz. Akad. Wiss. Wien, Math. Naturwiss. Kl. 62: 13 (1925)
Native Rangesc China (nw. Yunnan)
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatgrassland
Altitude3700-4800m
Descriptionbasal leaves petiolate, reniform, 1-5cm, palmativenose, abaxially pale purple, adaxially green, glabrous, regularly serrate, capitula 1-4, tubular, involucre hemispherical
Size15-25cm
Coloryellow
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationhumous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C
division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsCremanthodium microcephalum Hand.-Mazz.
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     36 China (CHC China South-Central)
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