Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Hypochaeris robertia (Sch.Bip.) Fiori trib. Cichorieae |
Bibliography | Nuovo Giorn. Bot. Ital., n.s., 17: 655 (1910) |
Native Range | s. Europe, Algeria |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks and scree |
Altitude | 800-1500m |
Description | acaulescent, leaves glabrous, the basal oblong-lanceolate, runcinate-pinnatifid, segments triangular, the terminal largest, scape leafless, capitula solitary, phyllaries 8-10 |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
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, 10-16°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Achyrophorus robertia Sch.Bip. Hypochaeris taraxacoides (Loisel.) O.Hoffm. Robertia taraxacoides (Loisel.) DC. Seriola taraxacoides Loisel. Seriola uniflora Biv. |
Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (COR Corse, SAR Sardegna) 13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy, SIC Sicilia) 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria) |