Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Gelasia caespitosa (Pomel) Zaika & al. trib. Cichorieae |
Bibliography | PhytoKeys 137: 57 (2020) |
Native Range | Algeria to Morocco |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 900-3400m |
Description | leaves only basal, linear, entire, obtuse or rounded, 3-nerved, abaxially pubescent, adaxially silvery lanate, capitula minute, phyllaries acuminate, the inner obtuse |
Size | 5-12cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, 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 | Scorzonera caespitosa Pomel Scorzonera caespitosa ssp. longifolia (Emb. & Maire) Dobignard Scorzonera longifolia (Emb. & Maire) Greuter Scorzonera pseudopygmaea Lipsch. Scorzonera pygmaea ssp. longifolia Emb. & Maire |
Territory | 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria, MOR Morocco) |