Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Achillea formosa (Boiss.) Sch.Bip. trib. Anthemideae |
Synonyms | Leucocyclus formosus Boiss. |
Anacyclus formosus Fenzl ex Boiss. | |
Habitat | rocks and scree |
Altitude | 1050-2000m |
Description | lanate, leaves narrowly linear, pinnatisect, segments minute, imbricate, pinnate, lobes ovate, denticulate, capitula solitary, large, involucre hirsute, bracts oblong |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring, summer |
Ca | + |
Type | tuft, fl. stem ascending |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-16°C division in spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia (Turkey) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ASTERACEAE
formosa amanica (Rech.f.) Ehrend & Y.P.Guo, Willdenowia 35(1): 51 (2005)
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