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Cicerbita benthamii (C.B.Clarke) Roohi Bano & Qaiser trib. Cichorieae 
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FamilyASTERACEAE
Genus speciesCicerbita benthamii (C.B.Clarke) Roohi Bano & Qaiser trib. Cichorieae
BibliographyPakistan J. Bot. 42(Sp. Issue): 52 (2010)
Native Rangew. Himalaya
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatrocky slopes
Descriptionglabrous, eramose, stem leaves obovate, sinuate-dentate, obtuse, attenuate to winged petiole, capitula solitary, involucre cylindrical, dark green, phyllaries acute
Size8-10cm
Coloryellow
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationrock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes
alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-16°C
division in spring; root cuttings in fall
SynonymsAskellia benthamii (C.B.Clarke) Sennikov
Lactuca benthamii C.B.Clarke
Territory4 Asia-Tropical
     40 Indian Subcontinent (WHM West Himalaya)
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