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Pterocephalus szovitsii Boiss.  
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FamilyCAPRIFOLIACEAE
Genus speciesPterocephalus szovitsii Boiss. 
BibliographyFl. Orient. 3: 150 (1875)
Native Rangenw. Iran to se. Turkey
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude900-1900m
Descriptiongreen, leaves patule strigose-glandular, the lower ovate, crenate, petiolate, subentire, the upper linear, acute, flowers in radiate heads
Size20-40cm
Colorpink
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationsunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C
cuttings in summer
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus)
     34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq, TUR Turkey)
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