| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Pentanema rhizocephalum (Schrenk) Sennikov trib. Inuleae |
| Bibliography | Checkl. Vasc. Pl. Tian-Shan: 406 (2021) |
| Native Range | Iran to Xinjiang and w. Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 1700-3500m |
| Description | leaves obovate-spathulate, broadly petiolate, appresed to soil, obtuse, ciliate, capitula 25-30mm, crowded, sessile in rosette, involucral bracts linear, acute, purple; monocarpic |
| Size | 3-5cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
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| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C |
| Synonyms | Conyza rhizocephala (Schrenk) Rupr. Helenium rhizocephalum (Schrenk) Kuntze Helenium rhizocephaloides (C.B.Clarke) Kuntze Inula haussknechtiana Bornm. Inula rhizocephala Schrenk Inula rhizocephala var. intermedia Kitam. Inula rhizocephala var. rhizocephaloides (C.B.Clarke) Kitam. Inula rhizocephaloides C.B.Clarke |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, KGZ Kirgizistan, TKM Turkmenistan, TZK Tadzhikistan, UZB Uzbekistan) 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan, IRN Iran) 36 China (CHT Tibet, CHX Xinjiang) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya) |
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