Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Rhaponticum nanum Lipsky trib. Cardueae |
Bibliography | Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada 18: 80 (1901) |
Native Range | Central Asia |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 2200-2500m |
Description | acaulescent, basal leaves petiolate, softly grey tomentose, in outline oblong, bipinnatisect, ultimate segments oblong, dentate, acuminate, capitula sessile, ovoid |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | reddish purple |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, 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 nana (Lipsky) B.Fedtsch. Leuzea nana (Lipsky) Holub Stemmacantha nana (Lipsky) Dittrich |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KGZ Kirgizistan, TZK Tadzhikistan, UZB Uzbekistan) |