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Youngia corniculata (Regel & Schmalh.) Kamelin trib. Cichorieae 
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FamilyASTERACEAE
Genus speciesYoungia corniculata (Regel & Schmalh.) Kamelin trib. Cichorieae
BibliographyOpred. Rast. Sred. Azii 10: 140 (1993)
Native RangeAfghanistan to Central Asia and w. Himalaya
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude2900-3600m
Descriptionglabrous, glaucous, leaves sessile, auriculate, oblong-ovate, 2-5cm, remotely dentate, obtuse, mucronate, capitula solitary, pedunculate, involucre cylindrical
Size20-35cm
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, 10-16°C
division in spring; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsAskellia corniculata (Regel & Schmalh.) W.A.Weber
Crepis corniculata Regel & Schmalh.
Lactuca koelzii Rech.f.
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     32 Middle Asia (KGZ Kirgizistan, TZK Tadzhikistan, UZB Uzbekistan)
     34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan)
4 Asia-Tropical
     40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya)
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