Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Staehelina uniflosculosa Sm. trib. Cardueae |
Bibliography | Fl. Graec. Prodr. [J.Sibthorp & J.E.Smith] 2: 162 (1813) |
Native Range | Balkan Peninsula |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 300-1900m |
Description | branchlets white tomentose, leaves 15-40mm, ovate, minutely dentate, adaxially dark green, abaxially white tomentose, capitula to 10mm long, very narrow, in dense raceme |
Size | 15-40cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | summer, autumn |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Aplina fuscata Raf. Serratula uniflosculosa Poir. |
Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, GRC Greece, YUG Yugoslavia) |