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Gelasia cretica (Willd.) Zaika & al. trib. Cichorieae 
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FamilyASTERACEAE
Genus speciesGelasia cretica (Willd.) Zaika & al. trib. Cichorieae
BibliographyPhytoKeys 137: 57 (2020)
Native RangeGreece to Aegean Islands
Primary BiomeSubtropical
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude0-1200m
Descriptionlong hirsute, stems densely leafy, leaves linear, elongate-acuminate, rigid, 5-7-nerved, capitula large, 5-7, in corymb, involucre shortly hirsute, bracts lanceolate
Size3-45cm
Coloryellow
Bloomspring
Ca+
Typeperennial
Cultivationsunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsLasiospora cretica (Willd.) Cass.
Scorzonera cretica Willd.
Scorzonera dependens Rech.f.
Scorzonera lassitica Vierh.
Territory1 Europe
     13 Southeastern Europe (GRC Greece, KRI Kriti)
3 Asia-Temperate
     34 Western Asia (EAI East Aegean Is.)
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