Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Ligularia hookeri (C.B.Clarke) Hand.-Mazz. trib. Senecioneae |
Bibliography | Acta Horti Gothob. 12: 304 (1938) |
Native Range | c. China to Himalaya and Indo-China |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 3000-4500m |
Description | subglabrous, stem leaves reniform, denticulate, petiole short, with long narrow vagina, capitula ca. 3cm across, involucre campanulate, bracts linear, ligules very narrow |
Size | 17-40cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Cremanthodium hookeri C.B.Clarke Cremanthodium hookeri f. angustifolium R.D.Good Cremanthodium hookeri f. angustiligulatum R.D.Good Cremanthodium hookeri f. anomalum R.D.Good Cremanthodium hookeri ssp. clarkei R.D.Good Cremanthodium hookeri f. irregulare R.D.Good Cremanthodium hookeri ssp. polycephalum R.D.Good Cremanthodium hookeri f. regulare R.D.Good Ligularia evaginata C.C.Chang Ligularia hookeri f. angustifolium (R.D.Good) R.Mathur Senecilis hookeri (C.B.Clarke) Kitam. Senecio calthifolius Hook.f. Senecio feddei H.Lév. Senecio ficariifolius H.Lév. & Vaniot Senecio flexuosus Balakr. Senecio nimborum Franch. Senecio saccosoflabellatus H.Lév. Senecio sikkimensis Franch. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHN China North-Central, CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal) 41 Indo-China (MYA Myanmar, VIE Vietnam) |