Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Helichrysum plicatum DC. trib. Gnaphalieae |
Bibliography | Prodr. 6: 183 (1838) |
Native Range | e. Medit. to Iran |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | stony grassland |
Altitude | 1300-2600m |
Description | stems glabrous, basal leaves linear, arachnose-hirsute, stem leaves linear, acute, margins revolute, capitula spherical in compound corymb, bracts ovate, acute |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | dark yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | + |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-20°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Gnaphalium plicatum (DC.) Fisch. & C.A.Mey. Helichrysum anatolicum Boiss. Helichrysum plicatum ssp. isauricum Parolly |
Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, BUL Bulgaria, GRC Greece, YUG Yugoslavia) 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq, LBS Lebanon-Syria, TUR Turkey) |