Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Psephellus karabaghensis Sosn. trib. Cardueae |
Bibliography | Fl. Kavkaza [A.A.Grossheim] 4: 202 (1934) |
Native Range | Transcaucasus |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1500-2400m |
Description | stems white hirsute, leaves adaxially green, abaxially grey tomentose, oblong, bipinnatisect, segments large, ovate, acute, decurrent, capitula solitary, 3-5cm across |
Size | 20-40cm |
Color | pale purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, dark, moist, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Centaurea karabaghensis (Sosn.) Sosn. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus) |