Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Achillea moschata Wulfen trib. Anthemideae |
Bibliography | Fl. Austriac. 5: 45 (1778) |
Native Range | c. Alps, Apennines |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland and scree |
Description | stems glabrous, leaves in outline oblong, pinnatisect, segments entire or sparsely dentate, inflorescence corymbose capitula 5-15, involucre ovoid, bracts sparsely hirsute |
Size | 7-20cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | late spring |
Ca | - |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-16°C division in spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Achillea erba-rotta var. ambigua Heimerl Achillea erba-rotta ssp. ambigua (Heimerl) I.Richardson Achillea erba-rotta var. ctenophylla Briq. & Cavill. Achillea erba-rotta ssp. moschata (Wulfen) Vacc. Achillea genipi Murray Achillea impunctata Vest Achillea livea Scop. Achillea moschata var. hybrida Gaudin Achillea moschata var. platyrhachis Heimerl Achillea moschata var. stenorhachis Heimerl Ptarmica calcarea Nyman Ptarmica moschata (Wulfen) DC. Santolina moschata Baill. |
Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, SWI Switzerland) 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France) 13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy) |