Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Centaurea toletana Boiss. & Reut. trib. Cardueae |
Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Nov. Hisp. [P.E.Boissier]: 18 (1842) |
Native Range | c. & se. Spain |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | acaulescent, leaves floccose-tomentose, glabrescent, ovate or lanceolate, entire or mucronate-dentate, capitula solitary, pedunculate, involucre ovoid, appendages spinose |
Size | 1-5cm |
Color | pale yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
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 cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Centaurea argecillensis Gredilla Centaurea macrorrhiza var. toletana (Boiss. & Reut.) Willk. Centaurea toletana var. argecillensis (Gredilla) Fern.Casas & Susanna Centaurea toletana ssp. argecillensis (Gredilla) A.Seguera & al. Centaurea toletana var. cavanillesiana (Graells) Amo Colymbada argecillensis (Gredilla) Holub Colymbada toletana (Boiss. & Reut.) Holub Colymbada toletana var. argecillensis (Gredilla) Fern.Casas & Susanna |
Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (SPA Spain) |