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Hirtellina lobelii (DC.) Dittrich trib. Cardueae 
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FamilyASTERACEAE
Genus speciesHirtellina lobelii (DC.) Dittrich trib. Cardueae
BibliographyBoissiera 51: 75 (1996)
Native Rangen. Cyprus, Lebanon to s. Turkey
Primary BiomeSubtropical
Habitatrocks
Descriptionbranchlets densely leafy, leaves sessile, rigid, lanceolate, acute, mucronate, capitula oblong-cylindrical in corymb, involucre glabrous, bracts resinous-punctate, acute
Size20-25cm
Colorrose
Bloomautumn
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationsunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C
cuttings in late spring
SynonymsSerratula apiculata (Labill.) Poir.
Staehelina apiculata Labill.
Staehelina lobelii DC.
Staehelina syriaca Spreng.
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     34 Western Asia (CYP Cyprus, LBS Lebanon-Syria, TUR Turkey)
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