Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Psychrogeton chionophilus (Boiss.) Krasch. trib. Astereae |
Bibliography | Trudy Bot. Inst. Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R., Ser. 1, Fl. Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 3: 343 (1937) |
Native Range | sw. Iran |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Description | glandular-hirsute, lower leaves minute, oblong, obscurely dentate, stem leaves linear, involucral bracts oblong-lanceolate, at apex purple, capitula solitary |
Size | 2-5cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C cuttings in spring and late summer |
Synonyms | Erigeron chionophilus Boiss., Fl. Orient. 3: 168 (1875) Erigeron nivalis Boiss. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran) |