Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Lihengia amoena (Hand.-Mazz.) Y.S.Chen & R.Ke trib. Cichorieae |
Bibliography | Taxon 70: 630 (2021) |
Native Range | sc. China to se. Tibet |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 3500-3800m |
Description | basal leaves shortly winged petiolate, in outline oblanceolate, pinnate, terminal segment ovate, the lateral 2-3 pairs, elliptic, capitula solitary, erect, terminal |
Size | 3-7cm |
Color | bluish purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-16°C root cuttings in fall |
Synonyms | Dubyaea amoena (Hand.-Mazz.) Stebbins Lactuca amoena Hand.-Mazz- |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHT Tibet) |