| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Melanoseris macrorhiza (Royle) N.Kilian trib. Cichorieae |
| Bibliography | Fl. China 20-21: 224 (2011) |
| Native Range | Iran to Central Asia and sc. China |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 1800-4300m |
| Description | leaves variously lyrate, mainly compond of large, oval, terminal segment and 4 very small lateral ones, capitula ca. 2cm across, erect or pendent, in cluster |
| Size | 20-50cm |
| Color | blue, pink |
| Bloom | summer, autumn |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-16°C division in spring; root cuttings in fall |
| Synonyms | Cephalorrhynchus albiflorus C.Shih Cephalorrhynchus macrorhizus (Royle) Tuisl Cephalorrhynchus saxatilis (Edgew.) C.Shih Cicerbita duthieana Beauverd Cicerbia laevigata (DC.) Beauverd Cicerbita macrorhiza (Royle) Beauverd Cicerbita macrorhiza var. saxatilis (Edgew.) Beauverd Lactuca hoffmeisteri Klotzsch Lactuca laevigata var. saxatilis (Edgew.) C.B.Clarke Lactuca macrorhiza (Royle) Hook.f. Melanoseris saxatilis Edgew. Mulgedium laevigatum DC. Mugedium macrorhizum Royle |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (TZK Tadzhikistan) 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan, IRN Iran) 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (ASS Assam, EHM East Himalaya, IND India, NEP Nepal, WHM West Himalaya) |