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Lihengia amoena (Hand.-Mazz.) Y.S.Chen & R.Ke trib. Cichorieae 
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FamilyASTERACEAE
Genus speciesLihengia amoena (Hand.-Mazz.) Y.S.Chen & R.Ke trib. Cichorieae
BibliographyTaxon 70: 630 (2021)
Native Rangesc. China to se. Tibet
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatgrassland
Altitude3500-3800m
Descriptionbasal leaves shortly winged petiolate, in outline oblanceolate, pinnate, terminal segment ovate, the lateral 2-3 pairs, elliptic, capitula solitary, erect, terminal
Size3-7cm
Colorbluish purple
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationhumous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-16°C
root cuttings in fall
SynonymsDubyaea amoena (Hand.-Mazz.) Stebbins
Lactuca amoena Hand.-Mazz-
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHT Tibet)
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