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Gelasia psychrophilla (Boiss. & Hausskn.) Zaika & al. trib. Cichorieae 
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FamilyASTERACEAE
Genus speciesGelasia psychrophilla (Boiss. & Hausskn.) Zaika & al. trib. Cichorieae
BibliographyPhytoKeys 137: 58 (2020)
Native Rangee. Medit. to Afghanistan
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatstony grassland
Altitude400-3600m
Descriptionsparsely lanate, leaves linear, at apex attenuate, 3-5-nerved, flaccid, capitula solitary, minute, narrow, involucre appresed hirsute, bracts ovate, acute
Size5-12cm
Colorpurple
Bloomspring
Ca+
Typetuberous perennial
Cultivationsunny site with a deep, drained soil
alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C
division of resting tubers
SynonymsScorzonea judaica Eig
Scorzonera persica Boiss.
Scorzonera psychrophila Boiss. & Hausskn.
Territory2 Africa
     20 Northern Africa (EGY Egypt)
3 Asia-Temperate
     33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus)
     34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan, EAI East Aegean Is., IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq, LBS Lebanon-Syria, PAL Palestine, SIN Sinai, TUR Turkey)
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