Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Jurinea macrocephala DC. trib. Cardueae |
Bibliography | Prodr. 6: 674 (1838) |
Native Range | Iran to Turkey |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1200-1500m |
Description | leaves crowded, oblong-lanceolate, abaxially thinly grey lanate, 40-65mm long, capitula solitary, turbinate, 5-6cm long, involucre lanate |
Size | 20-40cm |
Color | lilac-pink |
Bloom | late summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Derderia macrocephala (DC.) Jaub. & Spach Jurinea salicifolia Boiss. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, TUR Turkey) |