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Rhaponticum nanum Lipsky trib. Cardueae 
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FamilyASTERACEAE
Genus speciesRhaponticum nanum Lipsky trib. Cardueae
BibliographyTrudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada 18: 80 (1901)
Native RangeCentral Asia
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatgrassland
Altitude2200-2500m
Descriptionacaulescent, basal leaves petiolate, softly grey tomentose, in outline oblong, bipinnatisect, ultimate segments oblong, dentate, acuminate, capitula sessile, ovoid
Size5-10cm
Colorreddish purple
Bloomlate spring, summer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationmesic, slightly humous, sunny site
alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, dark, moist, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C
division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsCentaurea nana (Lipsky) B.Fedtsch.
Leuzea nana (Lipsky) Holub
Stemmacantha nana (Lipsky) Dittrich
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     32 Middle Asia (KGZ Kirgizistan, TZK Tadzhikistan, UZB Uzbekistan)
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