Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Cirsium gregarium Willk. trib. Cardueae |
Bibliography | Prodr. Fl. Hispan. 2: 189 (1865) |
Native Range | s. Spain |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 1800-2700m |
Description | acaulescent, leaves in dense rosette, petiolate, oblong-lanceolate, pale green, glabrous, pinnatisect, segments spinose, capitula sessile in rosette, involucre glabrous |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | 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, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C root cuttings in late winter |
Synonyms | Cirsium acaulon var. angustifolium Pau Cirsium acaulon var. gregarium Boiss. ex DC. Cirsium acaulon ssp. gregarium (Boiss. ex DC.) Talavera Cirsium winkleri Font Quer |
Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (SPA Spain) |