Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Centaurea woronowii Bornm. ex Sosn. trib. Cardueae |
Bibliography | Věstn. Tiflissk. Bot. Sada, n.s., 2: 91 (1926) |
Native Range | w. Transcaucasus to ne. Turkey |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 700-1500m |
Description | leaves grey tomentose, lower leaves in outline lanceolate, lyrate or pinnatilobate, upper leaves smaller, sessile, entire, involucre cylindrical, capitula subradiate |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | blackish violet |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, dark, moist, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Centaurea triumfettii var. pleiocephala Bornm. Cyanus woronowii (Bornm. ex Sosn.) Soják |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |