Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Psephellus pyrrhoblepharus (Boiss.) Wagenitz trib. Cardueae |
Bibliography | Willdenowia 30: 34 (2000) |
Native Range | Turkey |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Description | grey hirsute, stems simple, basal leaves petiolate, obovate, sometimes lyrate-pinnate, the upper oblong, larger, denticulate, mucronate, capitula large, ovoid-spherical |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | early summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, 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 | Aetheopappus pyrrhoblepharus (Boiss.) Sosn. Centaurea pyrrhoblephara Boiss. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |