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Cirsium gregarium Willk. trib. Cardueae 
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FamilyASTERACEAE
Genus speciesCirsium gregarium Willk. trib. Cardueae
BibliographyProdr. Fl. Hispan. 2: 189 (1865)
Native Ranges. Spain
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatgrassland and rocks
Altitude1800-2700m
Descriptionacaulescent, leaves in dense rosette, petiolate, oblong-lanceolate, pale green, glabrous, pinnatisect, segments spinose, capitula sessile in rosette, involucre glabrous
Size5-10cm
Colorpurple
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationrock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes
alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C
root cuttings in late winter
SynonymsCirsium acaulon var. angustifolium Pau
Cirsium acaulon var. gregarium Boiss. ex DC.
Cirsium acaulon ssp. gregarium (Boiss. ex DC.) Talavera
Cirsium winkleri Font Quer
Territory1 Europe
     12 Southwestern Europe (SPA Spain)
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