Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Jurinea proteoides Boiss. & Hausskn. trib. Cardueae |
Bibliography | Fl. Orient. [P.E.Boissier] 3: 579 (1875) |
Native Range | sw. Iran |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | steppes |
Description | adpressed hirsute, stems densely leafy, leaves oblong, obtuse, mucronulate, auriculate, capitula solitary, large, ovoid, involucre densely tomentose, bracts lanceolate |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | rose |
Bloom | early summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran) |