Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Cremanthodium discoideum Maxim. trib. Senecioneae |
Bibliography | Bull. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg 27: 482 (1881) |
Native Range | c. China to e. & c. Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland and scree |
Altitude | 3000-5400m |
Description | basal leaves petiolate, ovate-oblong, 15-40mm, glabrous, abaxially grey-green, entire, obtuse, capitula solitary, pendent, tubular, involucre dark brown hirsute |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | dark purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Cremanthodium cuculliferum W.W.Sm. Senecio discoideus (Maxim.) Franch. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHN China North-Central, CHQ Qinghai, CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal) |