Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Asterothamnus potaninii Novopokr. trib. Astereae |
Bibliography | Bot. Mater. Gerb. Bot. Inst. Komarova Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R. 13: 341 (1950) |
Native Range | n. China |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 1300-2500m |
Description | leaves crowded, linear-oblong, 12-15mm, abaxially densely white lanate, adaxially grey-green, sparsely lanate, acute, capitula 2-3 in lax inflorescence, involucre campanulate |
Size | 20-40cm |
Color | pale purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Asterothamnus centrali-asiaticus var. potaninii (Novopokr.) Y.Ling & Y.L.Chen |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHI Inner Mongolia, CHN China North-Central) |